View of Napier looking south from Bluff Hill
Maker
Valentine & Sons Limited
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
View of Napier taken from Bluff Hill looking towards Awatoto, possibly taken in the 1890s or 1900s. On the right side of the photograph, Napier Prison and the lighthouse are visible on the side of Bluff Hill. Beyond is the Central Business District. The Napier Courthouse is visible at the intersection of Browning Street and Marine Parade. The Athenaeum stands on the corner of Browning Street and Herschell Street. On the extreme left of the image the sea wall is in the process of being extended towards the port.
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.
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Production period
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Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph mounted in an album.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Photograph: Height x Width: 107 x 154mm
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
7, Inscription, Handwritten
C. D. Cornford 56/28, Stamp, Stamped
C. D. Cornford 56/28, Stamp, Stamped
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
1890s-1910?
Current rights
Credit Line
from the estate of Mr C D Cornford
Other number(s)
56/28, Album 12, 1901, 77521
Accession number
56/28
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