Emerson Street, Napier

Maker
Sorrell, Percy Caz
 Production date
03 Feb 1931
 Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
The photograph shows buildings located on Emerson Street, Napier engulfed in flames. Fire broke out in the central business district of Napier immediately after the 3 February 1931 earthquake.

Photographer, Percy Sorrell.
Date, 3 February 1931
Maker
Production date
03 Feb 1931
Production place
Napier/Hawke's Bay/North Island/New Zealand
Production period
1930s/20th Century
Production technique
Photography
Handpainted
Media/Materials description
Hand coloured on glass.
Media/Materials
Glass/Photographic/Man-made Materials
Paint/Man-made Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 82 x 82mm
Classification terms
Transparency, Lantern-Slide
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts
Subject period
1930s/20th Century
Subject date
03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Public Domain
Caption
Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, [70561]
Other number(s)
70561

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