Foreshore, Napier

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About this object

View of the Napier foreshore taken 26 January 1909 during the construction of the Municipal Baths on Marine Parade. A crowd of people are gathered on the beach nearby. Bluff Hill is visible in the background.

Photographer, E A Williams.

Maker

Ernest Arthur Williams; Circa 1875; 12 May 1962

Production date

26 Jan 1909

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 121 x 163mm

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject person

Municipal Baths

Subject period

1900s/20th Century

Subject date

26 Jan 1909

Current rights

Public Domain

Caption

Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 13062

Other number(s)

m82/36, 13062, 76742

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Subject place

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Buildings and structures Archive classification Houses Local history History Entertainment and recreation Swimming pools Public Places Beaches and foreshore Construction and demolition Building and planning

Subject auto tags

Sky Water Body of water Black-and-white Coastal and oceanic landforms Terrain Adaptation Landscape Bedrock Geological phenomenon

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