Napier Cemetery, Napier

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About this object

View of Napier Cemetery, taken from Spencer Road on the day of Sir Donald McLean's funeral in January 1877. In the foregroundight, two boys in formal suits pose for the photograph with a dog. The Botanical Gardens are visible in front of the cemetery. A crowd of people can be seen gathered in the cemetery.

Photographer, possibly F W Williams.

Maker

F W Williams

Production date

Jan 1877

Production period

1870s/19th Century

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph mounted in an album.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Card/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Album (closed): Height x Width x Depth/Length: 287 x 240 x 42mm
Photograph: Height x Width: 90 x 137mm

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Album, Photograph
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1870s/19th Century

Subject date

Jan 1877

Current rights

Public Domain

Other number(s)

Album 2, 311, 78094

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Subject place

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Gardens and gardening Entertainment and recreation Archive classification Local history History Public gatherings Cemeteries Public Places Parks and reserves Funerals and mourning Community and people

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