Memorial Square, Napier

Object detail

About this object

Hand coloured photograph of Memorial Square taken from Clive Square looking towards Napier Hill. On the left side of the image stands the cenotaph, built 1921. Along Tennyson Street stands the Napier Central Fire Station designed by JA Louis Hay, completed 1929. Houses are visible along the top of Napier Hill.

Photographer, unknown.

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Hand coloured black and white photograph mounted in a presentation folder.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Paper/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Card/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 150 x 200mm
Open: Height x Width: 467 x 234mm
Closed: Height x Width: 183 x 234mm

Signature/Inscription

Best love, Gwen & Tony 25.12.38, Inscription, Handwritten

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1930s/20th Century

Subject date

1931-1938

Current rights

Public Domain

Credit Line

gifted by Mr Gavin Etheridge

Other number(s)

m2008/48, 14573, 76225

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Subject place

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Buildings and structures Archive classification Fire stations Public buildings Houses Local history History Memorial Memorials Public Places Parks and reserves

Subject auto tags

Plant Building Sky Tree Vegetation House Urban design Land lot Woody plant Shrub

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