Wairoa Post and Telegraph Office, Wairoa
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
Photograph of the Wairoa Post and Telegraph Office taken in the aftermath of the Hawke's Bay earthquake of 3 February 1931. The building was damaged as a result of the earthquake. Men can be seen working to clear the debris. Others are in the process of adding sheets of corrugated iron to the facade where the cladding has been lost. Cranes Tobacconist can be seen on the far right.
A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads: Post Office. Your old office OK.
Photographer, unknown.
A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads: Post Office. Your old office OK.
Photographer, unknown.
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 70 x 115mm
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Credit Line
gifted by Alan Hall
Other number(s)
2013/67/6, 17461, 89077
Accession number
2013/67/6
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