Office of the Ministry of Works, Wairoa
Maker
Frost, George Donald
Current rights
Public Domain
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Object detail
About this object
A photograph depicting the damage to the Ministry of Works Office in Wairoa resulting from the Hawke's Bay earthquake of 3 February 1931. A man stands with his back to the camera whilst he stands at the telephone which is situated on the wall. The desk at the left of the image is in disarray. Loose papers are falling out of cabinets above the desk.
It is noted on the back of the photograph that the Ministry of Works telephone was the only one in service after the 1931 earthquake as the exchange number got mixed up with the Wairoa Post and Telegraph Office.
Photographer, Don Frost.
It is noted on the back of the photograph that the Ministry of Works telephone was the only one in service after the 1931 earthquake as the exchange number got mixed up with the Wairoa Post and Telegraph Office.
Photographer, Don Frost.
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 70 x 114mm
Signature/Inscription
This phone ... telephone system got mixed up with P and T after and was only phone to Napier 1931., Inscription, Handwritten
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, 14156
Credit Line
gifted by Jocelyn Fagerstrom
Other number(s)
14156, m2005/57/1, 82758
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