Earthquake damage, Emerson Street
Maker
Sorrell, Percy Caz
Production date
1931
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
Commercially produced photograph by Percy Sorrell showing damage to buildings in Emerson Street, Napier, caused by the Hawke's Bay earthquake on 3rd February, 1931. Handwritten notes on the back relate to the Boyland Bros shop where the clothesline is, and describe how the buildings were all burnt by fire and the ruins had to be blasted and cleared before the city could be rebuilt.
Production date
1931
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Production period
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Measurements
Height x Width: 86 x 142mm
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Subject date
1931
Post 03 Feb 1931
Post 03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Credit Line
gifted by Patricia Williamson
Other number(s)
2019/12/2, 95938
Accession number
2019/12/2
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