Destroyed building, Napier

Object detail

About this object

A photograph of the premises of P Eddy, Bootmaker, on Dickens Street in Napier taken after the Hawke's Bay earthquake on the 3rd of February 1931. The building collapsed as a result of the quake.

Photographer, unknown.

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph. 2 copies.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 66 x 103mm

Signature/Inscription

H.B Art Gallery & Museum, Stamp, Stamped
Dickens St, Inscription, Handwritten

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject person

P Eddy Bootmaker

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, 4454 p

Credit Line

gifted by Miss N Pallot

Other number(s)

m71/43, 4454 p, 83399

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Subject place

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Buildings and structures Archive classification Business and trade Hawke's Bay earthquake 1931 Local history History

Subject auto tags

Building Sky Watercraft Boat Naval architecture Vehicle Motor vehicle Tree Plant House

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