Westshore and Ahuriri

Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
An early image of Westshore and Port Ahuriri taken from Hospital Hill. Gough and Māori Island are visible as separate land masses before reclamation of the area and the development of West Quay. Ships are visible moored at the Iron Pot. The Western Spit has few if any buildings on it.

Photographer unknown.
Date, 1863.
Production technique
Photography
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph.
Media/Materials
Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 60 x 157mm
Signature/Inscription
Spit 1863, Inscription, Handwritten
163 - 164, Inscription, Handwritten
Classification terms
Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts
Subject period
1860s/19th Century
Subject date
1863
Current rights
Public Domain
Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 6752
Other number(s)
6752, 76238

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