Taradale Road, Napier

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About this object

View of Taradale Road, Napier taken following the Hawke's Bay earthquake in 1931. The photograph has been taken from an elevated position, possibly on Napier Hill. The road in the foreground is thought to be Hyderabad Road. A railway line crosses Taradale Road near the centre of the image.

Photographer, unknown.

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 81 x 106mm

Signature/Inscription

Velox., Printed, Printed

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1930s/20th Century

Subject date

Post 03 Feb 1931

Current rights

Public Domain

Caption

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

Credit Line

gifted by Miss Muriel Finnis

Other number(s)

m77/20, 5420 y, 83072

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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 Rail Transport Roads and roading Infrastructure

Subject auto tags

Water resources Black-and-white Land lot Style Slope Landscape Monochrome Monochrome photography Road Geological phenomenon

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