Hastings Blossom Festival arches, Heretaunga Street

Object detail

About this object

The slide shows Heretaunga Street in Hastings decorated with arches and bunting during the 1959 Hastings Blossom Festival. Three men use the pedestrian crossing. Cars are parked on both sides of the street. Businesses and retail shops visible in the photograph include: Bank of New Zealand building, Fear's, Ball's Shoe Store, Woolworths, Griffith's, and McAra's.

Maker

Leon Gray

Production date

1959

Production place

Hawke's Bay/North Island/New Zealand

Production period

1950s/20th Century

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Coloured slide

Media/Materials

Photographic/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 50 x 50mm

Classification terms

Transparency, Slide
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1950s/20th Century

Subject date

1959

Current rights

Caption

Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 2017/1/135, 20184

Credit Line

gifted by Owen Exton

Other number(s)

2017/1/135, 20184, 94519

Accession number

2017/1/135

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Place made

Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject place

Hastings Hastings District Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Celebrations Public gatherings Archive classification Festivals Entertainment and recreation Local history History

Subject auto tags

Wheel Sky Tire Building Vehicle Car Window Travel Asphalt City

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