Soundshell, Marine Parade, Napier

Object detail

About this object

View of the Soundshell (designed by J T Watson, built 1935) taken from Marine Parade looking south towards the stage, possibly soon after the structure was built. In the centre of the stage a person stands at a microphone. A crowd of people watch the performance from the forecourt in front of the stage. A bicycle stands in the foreground.

Photographer, unknown.

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 80 x 105mm

Signature/Inscription

Box 1B, Inscription, Handwritten
This photograph must be acknowledged to the - Hawke’s Bay Art Gallery and Museum (Inc.), Napier. Reference No., Stamp, Stamp
Velox, Printed, Printed

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1930s/20th Century

Subject date

1935-1936?

Current rights

Public Domain

Caption

Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 5417 f

Credit Line

from the estate of Miss Muriel Finnis

Other number(s)

m77/20, 5417 f, 76867

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Subject place

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Buildings and structures Archive classification Entertainment and recreation Local history History Public gatherings Public Places Beaches and foreshore Memorials Transport Bicycles

Subject auto tags

Bicycle Bicycle handlebar Style Bicycle tire Tire Black-and-white Bicycles--Equipment and supplies Wheel Bicycle wheel Crowd

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