Tennyson Street, Napier
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
View of Tennyson Street, Napier, taken following the Hawke's Bay earthquake in 1931. The photograph has been taken from an elevated position, possibly on Napier Hill, looking down the street towards Marine Parade. The ruins of the Napier Municipal Theatre are visible along the left hand side of the street. The Public Trust Office, built 1921, is located midway along the street on the right hand side of the photograph. The temporary Masonic Hotel Bar is located at the Hastings Street intersection. The E & D Building, built 1929, is visible on the extreme right of the photograph. Many of the sites remain covered in rubble.
Photographer, unknown.
Photographer, unknown.
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 81 x 106mm
Signature/Inscription
Velox., Printed, Printed
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Subject period
Subject date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Credit Line
gifted by Miss Muriel Finnis
Other number(s)
m77/20, 5420 t, 83057
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