Earthquake damage, Emerson Street

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About this object

Photograph of damage to buildings in Emerson Street, Napier, caused by the Hawke's Bay earthquake on 3rd February, 1931. Includes Whitfields Motor Service premises.

Maker

Arthur Bendigo Hurst; 03 Feb 1880; 02 Dec 1964

Production date

1931

Production place

Napier/Hawke's Bay/North Island/New Zealand

Production period

1930s/20th Century

Media/Materials

Photographic/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 138 x 212mm

Signature/Inscription

See letter box the corner of Pro[?] before fire got us, Inscription

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Art
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1930s/20th Century

Subject date

1931
03 Feb 1931

Current rights

Public Domain

Credit Line

gifted by Patricia Williamson

Other number(s)

2019/12/1, 95935

Accession number

2019/12/1

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Place made

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject place

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Hawke's Bay earthquake 1931 Archive classification

Subject auto tags

Earthquake Pollution Building Art Event Demolition Monochrome Sky Monochrome photography Illustration

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