Temporary premises of Grand Hotel, Hastings
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
A photograph of the Grand Hotel's temporary premises on Heretaunga Street in Hastings, with the ruins of the hotel visible behind. The Grand Hotel was damaged by the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake then destroyed by the fire that followed.
Photographer, unknown.
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: 69 x 109mm
Signature/Inscription
Pew bar with Grand Hotel ruins in background - Hstgs.
H.B Earthquake Disaster Feb 1931, Inscription, Handwritten
H.B Earthquake Disaster Feb 1931, 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, 14370
Credit Line
gifted by Robyn Boyce
Other number(s)
m2007/1/23, 14370, 77672
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