Damaged building, Hawke's Bay
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
View of three men clearing up the ruins of the Tribune office in Hastings in the aftermath of the Hawke's Bay earthquake on 3 February 1931.
The building was severely damaged in the earthquake. A pile of bricks and pieces of concrete masonry is located in the foreground of the image. One of the men holds on to the remains of a timber framed wall. A large piece of machinery, possibly the printing press, sits amid the rubble.
Photographer, unknown.
The building was severely damaged in the earthquake. A pile of bricks and pieces of concrete masonry is located in the foreground of the image. One of the men holds on to the remains of a timber framed wall. A large piece of machinery, possibly the printing press, sits amid the rubble.
Photographer, unknown.
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 168 x 217mm
Signature/Inscription
13 Feb 1931, Stamp, Stamped
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 15812
Credit Line
gifted by Barry Hellberg
Other number(s)
2012/46/23, 15812, 80265
Accession number
2012/46/23
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