Wool Store, Ahuriri
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
View of an unidentified wool store in Ahuriri taken following the Hawke's Bay earthquake on 3 February 1931.
The exterior walls of the three-storey building have collapsed as a result of the quake. Wool bales spill out of the building onto the adjacent site. Two motor cars are parked in the foreground.
The date 5 February 1931 is written on the back of the photograph.
Photographer, unknown.
The exterior walls of the three-storey building have collapsed as a result of the quake. Wool bales spill out of the building onto the adjacent site. Two motor cars are parked in the foreground.
The date 5 February 1931 is written on the back of the photograph.
Photographer, unknown.
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 169 x 217mm
Signature/Inscription
9 Feb 1931, Stamp, Stamped
Copyright. Photograph by "The Evening Post" Wellington - N.Z., Stamp, Stamped
5/2/31, Inscription, Handwritten
Copyright. Photograph by "The Evening Post" Wellington - N.Z., Stamp, Stamped
5/2/31, Inscription, Handwritten
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
05 Feb 1931
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 15869
Credit Line
gifted by Barry Hellberg
Other number(s)
2012/46/80, 15869, 80678
Accession number
2012/46/80
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