View of Napier
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
View of Napier taken from Bluff Hill looking south following the Hawke's Bay earthquake on 3 February 1931.
In the foreground is the Summer House, which was located in the gardens of Gerhard Husheer's home on Bluff Hill. The building is on a distinct lean. To the right of the house an unidentified man sits on a park bench.
Marine Parade is visible in the distance. Among the buildings that can be seen along Marine Parade are the Municipal Baths and Dr Walter William Moore's Upoko Poito Private Hospital. Temporary structures, including tents, have been erected along the beach front.
Photographer, unknown.
In the foreground is the Summer House, which was located in the gardens of Gerhard Husheer's home on Bluff Hill. The building is on a distinct lean. To the right of the house an unidentified man sits on a park bench.
Marine Parade is visible in the distance. Among the buildings that can be seen along Marine Parade are the Municipal Baths and Dr Walter William Moore's Upoko Poito Private Hospital. Temporary structures, including tents, have been erected along the beach front.
Photographer, unknown.
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 165 x 216mm
Signature/Inscription
9 Feb 1931, Stamp, Stamped
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 15843
Credit Line
gifted by Barry Hellberg
Other number(s)
2012/46/54, 15843, 80464
Accession number
2012/46/54
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