Damaged Car, Nurses' Home

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About this object

An image of a damaged car under a fallen chimney at the old Nurses' Home, Napier Hospital, Hospital Hill. The damage resulted from the Hawke's Bay earthquake of 3 February 1931. Structural damage to the surrounding buildings is evident.

Photographer, Edward Robson.

Maker

Edward Robson; 1875; 1953

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 163 x 214mm

Signature/Inscription

E.T. Robson, 37 Courtenay Place, Stamp, Stamped

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, 15472

Credit Line

gifted by Peter Strothers

Other number(s)

15472, m2012/25/12, 83755

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Subject place

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Hawke's Bay earthquake 1931 Archive classification Community and people Hospitals Health and medical care Buildings and structures Motor vehicles Transport Local history History

Subject auto tags

Window Building Motor vehicle Plant Black-and-white House Style Sky Neighbourhood Wood

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