Damaged Building, Ahuriri

Object detail

About this object

View of an Ahuriri building damaged during the Hawke's Bay earthquake in 1931. The roof of the structure has collapsed. Wool bales can be seen inside the building. Napier Hill is visible in the distance on the left side of the image.

Photographer, unknown.

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 87 x 114mm

Signature/Inscription

Velox, Printed, Printed

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, 16784

Other number(s)

16784, 84490

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Subject place

Ahuriri Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

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

Subject auto tags

Sky Wheel Tire Motor vehicle Automotive tire Style Black-and-white Vehicle Monochrome Monochrome photography

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