Marine Parade, Napier

Object detail

About this object

View of Marine Parade from the roof of the Municipal Baths, possibly taken during the opening ceremony of the Swan Memorial Children's Paddling Pool in February 1918. On the right side of the image, a large crowd gathers around the paddling pool. On the opposite side of the street stands the Napier Soldiers’ Club (designed by J A Louis Hay, built 1916). The base of Bluff Hill is visible in the background.

Photographer, unknown.

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph printed on card.

Media/Materials

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

Measurements

Height x Width: 88 x 139mm

Signature/Inscription

Box 11, Inscription, Handwritten
233, Inscription, Handwritten

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject person

Municipal Baths

Napier Soldiers' Club; 1916

Subject period

1910s/20th Century

Subject date

Feb 1918?

Current rights

Public Domain

Caption

Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 2573

Other number(s)

2573, 76765

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Subject place

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Buildings and structures Archive classification Public buildings Community halls Clubs and organisations Entertainment and recreation Swimming pools Local history History Public Places Beaches and foreshore Memorials Motor vehicles Transport

Subject auto tags

Photograph White Black Black-and-white Window Tree Style Crowd Building Public space

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