Empire Hotel, Napier

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About this object

View of the Empire Hotel on Shakespeare Road in Napier, taken after the Hawke's Bay earthquake in 1931. The brick façade of the three storey building has collapsed exposing the interior.

Photographer, unknown.

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 113 x 69mm

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject person

Empire Hotel

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, 16774

Other number(s)

16774, 84473

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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 Local history History Hotels Commercial premises Buildings and structures

Subject auto tags

Earthquake Black Style Wood Building material Monochrome Sky Monochrome photography Event Metal

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