Rebuilding in Napier central business district

Maker
Hurst, Arthur Bendigo
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Public Domain
See full details

Object detail

About this object
The photograph shows that the devastation caused to the Napier central business district by the 3 February Hawke's Bay earthquake has been cleaned up and new building begun.

Lockyer's Music & Radio shop located on Emerson Street is being constructed at the right of the photograph. Workmen are constructing another building on the left.

Photographer, A B Hurst, Napier.
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black & white photograph glued to the cardboard page of a photograph album.
Measurements
Photographs: Height x Width: 157 x 205mm
Card: Height x Width: 205 x 260mm
Signature/Inscription
y85/12/9, Inscription, Handwritten
Subject period
Subject date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Credit Line
gifted by Mrs McKenzie
Other number(s)
m82/25 a, Album 60, 6301, 78575

Share

Public comments

Be the first to comment on this object record.

Google reCaptchaThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.