Hastings Street, Napier
Current rights
Public Domain
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Object detail
About this object
View of Hastings Street looking south taken in the late nineteenth century. On the extreme left of the image can be seen the premises of Neal and Close (drapers and clothiers). Other buildings visible along the street include the premises of John McVay (saddler and harness maker), S E Cooper (watchmaker and jeweller), Garrett Brothers Boot Shoe Depot (located in Dublin House), New Zealand Insurance Company, P F Colledge (watchmaker and jeweller), H Williams (ironmonger), R T Smythe (bookseller), John Higgins (butcher), and Fortune and Black (bakers and confectioners).
On the corner of Hastings Street and Emerson Street stands the Union Bank of Australia. The Criterion Hotel is visible at the extreme right of the image. A man holding a whip stands in the centre of Hastings Street. Horse drawn carriages and pedestrians occupy the street.
Photographer, unknown.
On the corner of Hastings Street and Emerson Street stands the Union Bank of Australia. The Criterion Hotel is visible at the extreme right of the image. A man holding a whip stands in the centre of Hastings Street. Horse drawn carriages and pedestrians occupy the street.
Photographer, unknown.
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 151 x 206mm
Signature/Inscription
Box 7A, Inscription, Handwritten
117B, Inscription, Handwritten
H.B. Art Gallery and Museum, Stamp, Stamp
2617, Inscription, Handwritten
117B, Inscription, Handwritten
H.B. Art Gallery and Museum, Stamp, Stamp
2617, Inscription, Handwritten
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
1875-1897
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 4638 d
Credit Line
from the estate of Mr Cecil Douglas Cornford
Other number(s)
m63/31, 4638 d, 75680
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Subject place
Subject category
Buildings and structures
Archive classification
Commercial premises
Banks
Hotels
Retail establishments
Business and trade
Banking and Finance
Importation
Insurance
Retail
Bookseller and Stationer
Watchmakers and jewellers
Clothing and accessories
Butchers and butcheries
Bakeries
Local history
History
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