Tennyson and Emerson Streets, Napier
Maker
Moodie, Frank L
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
This photograph depicts Tennyson and Emerson Streets, from an elevated view on Bluff Hill.
The photograph was taken after the Hawke's Bay earthquake on the 3rd of February 1931 and shows the devastation caused to central Napier by the quake and the fires that followed.
The Napier Post Office can be seen near the centre right of the photograph.
The photographer is thought to be Frank L Moodie, architect.
The photograph was taken after the Hawke's Bay earthquake on the 3rd of February 1931 and shows the devastation caused to central Napier by the quake and the fires that followed.
The Napier Post Office can be seen near the centre right of the photograph.
The photographer is thought to be Frank L Moodie, architect.
Collection
Maker
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 81 x 104mm
Signature/Inscription
Napier. Ruins from the hill, Inscription, Handwritten
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 7254 q
Credit Line
gifted by Margaret Burton
Other number(s)
m90/29, 7254 q, 76448
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