Empire Hotel, Shakespeare Road, Napier
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
This photograph depicts the damaged Empire Hotel on Shakespeare Road, Napier, after the Hawke's Bay earthquake on the 3rd of February 1931.
The building has suffered extensive damage to exterior walls, exposing the interior of the bedrooms. The front side of the second and third levels has also collapsed.
Photographer, unknown.
The building has suffered extensive damage to exterior walls, exposing the interior of the bedrooms. The front side of the second and third levels has also collapsed.
Photographer, unknown.
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 217 x 165mm
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 12361
Other number(s)
12361, 75616
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