View of Napier from Bluff Hill
Maker
Valentine & Sons Limited
Production date
1865-1873
Current rights
Public Domain
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Object detail
About this object
View of Napier looking south from Bluff Hill thought to have been taken between 1865 and 1873. At the base of Bluff Hill is the intersection of Byron Street and Browning Street. The Athenaeum (built 1865) is located at the east end of Browning Street. The Bank of New Zealand is located on the corner of Browning Street and Hastings Street. To the right, St John’s Church (1862) is located at the base of Napier Hill. Hastings Street is lined with commercial premises and houses. Tennyson Street, Emerson Street and Dickens Street are also visible.
The shallow lagoon is visible on the right side of the image. Cape Kidnappers is visible in the distance.
A label in the front of the album in which this photograph is located reads: Photographed by Valentine & Sons.
The shallow lagoon is visible on the right side of the image. Cape Kidnappers is visible in the distance.
A label in the front of the album in which this photograph is located reads: Photographed by Valentine & Sons.
Maker
Production date
1865-1873
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph mounted in an album.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Photograph: Height x Width: 155 x 208mm
Album: Height x Width x Depth/Length: 401 x 330 x 55mm
Album: Height x Width x Depth/Length: 401 x 330 x 55mm
Signature/Inscription
Album 12, Inscription, Handwritten
c. 1871 Dated from museum's other copy, Inscription, Handwritten
C. D. Cornford 56/28, Stamp, Stamped
Same as No. 2246 Box 6, Inscription, Handwritten
Neg 9 x 10 cm, Inscription, Handwritten
Compare 1665 on page 58 & 2246 & 2247 on p. 70, Inscription, Handwritten
No. 2246, Inscription, Handwritten
2, Inscription, Handwritten
c. 1871 Dated from museum's other copy, Inscription, Handwritten
C. D. Cornford 56/28, Stamp, Stamped
Same as No. 2246 Box 6, Inscription, Handwritten
Neg 9 x 10 cm, Inscription, Handwritten
Compare 1665 on page 58 & 2246 & 2247 on p. 70, Inscription, Handwritten
No. 2246, Inscription, Handwritten
2, Inscription, Handwritten
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
1865-1873
Current rights
Credit Line
from the estate of Mr Cecil Douglas Cornford
Other number(s)
56/28, Album 12, 1893, 77450
Accession number
56/28
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