Bank of New Zealand, Napier

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About this object

View of the Bank of New Zealand on the corner of Hastings Street and Browning Street, Napier, taken after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. The building is in the process of being demolished. The Waiapu Diocesan Office building is visible in the distance on the right side of the photograph.

Photographer, Gradwell & Rice.

Maker

Gradwell & Rice

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 68 x 102mm

Signature/Inscription

Gradwell & Rice, Commercial Photographers, H.B., Photographers details, Stamped

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject person

Bank of New Zealand

Diocese of Waiapu

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, 16839

Other number(s)

16839, 84608

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Subject place

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Local history History Archive classification Hawke's Bay earthquake 1931 Banks Commercial premises Buildings and structures Anglican Religion Construction and demolition Building and planning

Subject auto tags

Vehicle Machine Event Engineering Metal Soil Wheel History Monochrome photography Construction equipment

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