Central Fire Station, Napier

Object detail

About this object

Postcard with a view of the Central Fire Station on Tennyson Street, Napier, taken from Clive Square looking towards the main façade of the building. Designed by the architect J A Louis Hay, the building was completed in 1926. The brick façade was later reconditioned following the Hawke's Bay earthquake in 1931. Houses are visible on the hill behind the building.

Photographer, unknown.

Maker

Frank Duncan & Co

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Postcard printed with a black and white photograph.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Card/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 87 x 136mm

Signature/Inscription

Real Photo Post Card
Frank Duncan & Co.
Auckland., Printed, Printed

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Postcard
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1920s/20th Century

Subject date

1926-03 Feb 1931

Current rights

Public Domain

Caption

Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 7859

Credit Line

gifted by Mrs J Mayes

Other number(s)

m98/22, 7859, 83651

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Subject place

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Local history History Archive classification Fire stations Public buildings Buildings and structures Houses

Subject auto tags

Plant Building Black Tree Facade Window Monochrome Arch Monochrome photography Arcade

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