Westerman's Sample Rooms, Hastings
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
This photograph depicts Westerman's sample rooms, located behind the store on Eastbourne Street, Hastings, taken after the Hawkes Bay earthquake on the 3rd of February 1931. The sample rooms were used as a food depot for the rescue workers a day after the earthquake.
A sign above the door reads: Digging Parties Only.
Photographer, unknown
A sign above the door reads: Digging Parties Only.
Photographer, unknown
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 87 x 142mm
Signature/Inscription
no.17, 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, 2957 e
Other number(s)
2957 e, 77217
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