The Spit, Napier

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About this object

A view of Ahuriri and Westshore from Bluff Hill looking towards the Kaweka Ranges, possibly taken in the 1880s or 1890s. The intersection of Battery Road and Shakespeare Road is located at the base of the hill. Ahuriri and Westshore are visible in the distance. The view is framed by kowhai trees.

Photographer, Burton Brothers.

Maker

Burton Brothers; 1868; 1916

Production place

Dunedin/Otago/South Island/New Zealand

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph mounted in an album.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Photograph: Height x Width: 140 x 199mm
Album: Height x Width x Depth/Length: 401 x 330 x 55mm

Signature/Inscription

C. D. Cornford 56/28, Stamp, Stamped

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1880s/19th Century
1890s/19th Century

Subject date

1880s-1890s

Current rights

Public Domain

Credit Line

from the estate of Mr C D Cornford

Other number(s)

56/28, Album 12, 1942, 77647

Accession number

56/28

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Place made

Dunedin Otago South Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject place

Port Ahuriri Ahuriri Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania Westshore

Subject category

Local history History Archive classification Buildings and structures Commercial premises Houses

Subject auto tags

Water Sky Tree Plant Natural landscape Black-and-white Style Atmospheric phenomenon Cloud Horizon

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