Foreshore, Napier

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About this object

View of the Napier foreshore taken 26 January 1909 during the construction of the Municipal Baths on Marine Parade. A crowd of people are gathered on the beach nearby. Bluff Hill is visible in the background.

Photographer, E A Williams.

Maker

Ernest Arthur Williams; Circa 1875; 12 May 1962

Production date

26 Jan 1909

Production place

Napier/Hawke's Bay/North Island/New Zealand

Production period

1900s/20th Century

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 121 x 164mm

Signature/Inscription

H.B. Art Gallery and Museum, Stamp, Stamped

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject person

Municipal Baths

Subject period

1900s/20th Century

Subject date

26 Jan 1909

Current rights

Public Domain

Caption

Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 3730

Credit Line

gifted by Miss Shiela Williams

Other number(s)

m67/36, 3730, 78447

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Place made

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject place

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Buildings and structures Archive classification Local history History Swimming pools Entertainment and recreation Beaches and foreshore Public Places Construction and demolition Building and planning

Subject auto tags

Sky Water Mountain Black-and-white Tree Terrain Plant Landscape Monochrome photography Hill

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