Hastings Street, Napier
Maker
Burton Brothers
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
View of Hastings Street looking towards Napier Hill possibly taken in the 1880s. Businesses visible along the left side of the street include a baker and confectioner, a stationer, and Barraud and Bowerman (chemists and druggists). On the opposite side of the road can be seen the premises of Hooper’s Hair Cutting Saloon, the Bank of Australasia, John Murry’s Napier Cash Boot Shop, Large and Townley (cabinet maker, upholsterer), David Levi (tobacconist), Jacob’s Fancy Repository, and W Prebble (fruiterer). R Hannah and Company (The Hawke’s Bay and Napier Cash Boot Market) is located on the corner of Hastings Street and Browning Street. On the opposite side of the intersection stands the Colonial Bank.
At the centre of the photograph stands the Clarendon Hotel. To the left of the hotel are the premises of the Victoria Fire and Marine Insurance Company in the Roope Brooking building.
Photographer, Burton Bros.
At the centre of the photograph stands the Clarendon Hotel. To the left of the hotel are the premises of the Victoria Fire and Marine Insurance Company in the Roope Brooking building.
Photographer, Burton Bros.
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Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph mounted in an album.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Photograph: Height x Width: 144 x 200mm
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
C. D. Cornford 56/28, Stamp, Stamped
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
1880s?
Current rights
Credit Line
from the estate of Mr C D Cornford
Other number(s)
56/28, Album 12, 1964, 77717
Accession number
56/28
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Subject place
Subject category
Buildings and structures
Archive classification
Commercial premises
Banks
Hotels
Retail establishments
Houses
Public buildings
Postal Offices
Business and trade
Banking and Finance
Pharmacies
Retail
Bakeries
Bookseller and Stationer
Clothing and accessories
Tobacconists
Local history
History
Hairdressers
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