Barry Brothers, Ahuriri

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About this object

View of the premises of Barry Brothers in Ahuriri taken after the Hawke's Bay earthquake on 3 February 1931. The building collapsed as a result of the earthquake.

Photographer, Percy Sorrell.

Maker

Percy Caz Sorrell; 04 Oct 1882; 25 May 1965

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 88 x 147mm

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject person

Barry Bros Ltd; 24 Nov 1910; 26 Apr 2001

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, 16829

Credit Line

gifted by Val King

Other number(s)

m2007/90/13, 16829, 84570

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Subject place

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

Subject category

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

Subject auto tags

Building material Geological phenomenon Event Earthquake Tsunami Sky Composite material Metal Monochrome photography Monochrome

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