Refugees Arriving, Wellington
Maker
Robson, Edward Thomas
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
A photograph of a family of refugees from Napier arriving in Wellington following the devastation of the Hawke's Bay earthquake of 3 February 1931. A woman with two children walking on either side of her holds an infant. The woman and older children are holding coats and several small items. Flat bed motor trucks are parked alongside a building in the background of the image.
Photographer, Edward Robson.
Photographer, Edward Robson.
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 163 x 214mm
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 15475
Credit Line
gifted by Peter Strothers
Other number(s)
15475, m2012/25/31, 83735
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