View of Napier
Maker
Sorrell, Percy Caz
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
A photograph of Napier taken from Bluff Hill during the reconstruction of the city following the Hawke's Bay earthquake on the 3rd of February 1931. Newly constructed and repaired buildings are visible. Several damaged buildings and empty sites can also be seen. In the bottom right corner is the area where St John's Cathedral had stood. Across from this, the Hannah's Building remains damaged also.
Photographer, Percy Sorrell.
Date, 1933.
Photographer, Percy Sorrell.
Date, 1933.
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 88 x 139mm
Signature/Inscription
H.B Museum & Art Gallery, Stamp, Stamped
1933 Hastings Street, Inscription, Handwritten
1933 Hastings Street, Inscription, Handwritten
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
1933
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 3276
Credit Line
gifted by Miss Aileen Mary Andersen
Other number(s)
m65/1, 3276, 82837
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