Napier Breakwater
Maker
Duncan, Russell James
Production date
25 May 1890
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
The glass plate negative shows Bluff Hill, Napier, on the right. A railway line travels around the edge of the Bluff to the end of the Napier Breakwater which was a barrier built out into the sea to protect the coast and harbour from the force of waves. In Album 27 there is a contact print taken from the glass plate negative. Underneath the photograph is written: Napier Breakwater.
Photographer, probably Russell Duncan.
Date, 25 May 1890.
Photographer, probably Russell Duncan.
Date, 25 May 1890.
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Production date
25 May 1890
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Production period
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Media/Materials description
A glass plate negative. There is a black & white photograph in album No 27.
Media/Materials
Measurements
glass plate negative: Height x Width: 120 x 164mm
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Subject date
May 1890
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Other number(s)
5426 (a), 93178
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