The Dump, Hawke's Bay
Maker
White, Leo Lemuel
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Public Domain
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Object detail
About this object
A photograph of workmen disposing of rubble from destroyed buildings after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. Although the photo is captioned 'Westshore Dump', this photo is of rubble being dumped in a small lagoon at Port Ahuriri for land reclamation.
Photographer, Leo White.
Photographer, Leo White.
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph, housed in a folder of plastic sleeves.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 80 x 107mm
Signature/Inscription
Napier - 1931 Quake, The Dump., Inscription, Handwritten
Westshore Dump, Inscription, Typed
Westshore Dump, Inscription, Typed
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Credit Line
gifted by W C Newell
Other number(s)
m84/6, 16490, 82540
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