Hotel Central, Napier

Object detail

About this object

View of the Hotel Central, Napier, taken during the reconstruction of the hotel following the Hawke's Bay earthquake in 1931. The photograph has been taken from the intersection of Dalton Street and Emerson Street looking towards the hotel. The exterior walls have been erected. The building is surrounded by scaffolding.

Photographer, unknown.

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 79 x 102mm

Signature/Inscription

Velox., Printed, Printed

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject person

Hotel Central

Subject period

1930s/20th Century

Subject date

1931-1932

Current rights

Public Domain

Caption

Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 5420 b

Credit Line

gifted by Miss Muriel Finnis

Other number(s)

m77/20, 5420 b, 82999

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Subject place

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Local history History Archive classification Hawke's Bay earthquake 1931 Construction and demolition Building and planning Hotels Commercial premises Buildings and structures

Subject auto tags

Sky Event Metal History Monochrome Building Pollution Monochrome photography Facade Transport

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