Be Our Guest entry: Letter, anonymous
Object detail
Brief Description
Letter to the Be Our Guest competition by an anonymous Hastings lady about her memories of the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.
The author writes of the damage caused to the central shopping area of Hastings, the Grand Hotel, Roach's store and the Hastings Racecourse. She also tells of how difficult it was to move around as most of the bridges were down.
The author writes of the damage caused to the central shopping area of Hastings, the Grand Hotel, Roach's store and the Hastings Racecourse. She also tells of how difficult it was to move around as most of the bridges were down.
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Production technique
Media/Materials description
Handwritten on lined paper.
Media/Materials
Measurements
In the Be Our Guest Folder No 2.: Height x Width: 203 x 126mm
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
03 Feb 1931
Credit line
gifted by anonymous
Other number(s)
m2006/27/103, 35131
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