Tennyson Street, Napier

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About this object

View of Tennyson Street, Napier, taken after the Hawke's Bay earthquake in 1931. In the foreground are the ruins of burnt out buildings All that remains standing are two brick chimneys. The E and D Building is visible in the distance on the left side of the photograph.

Photographer, unknown.

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 69 x 113mm

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, 16787

Other number(s)

16787, 84499

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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 Buildings and structures

Subject auto tags

Building Sky Earthquake Black-and-white Wood Pollution Building material Event City Urban area

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