Earthquake damage, King Street, Hastings
Production date
1931
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
The photograph shows King Street, Hastings, bathed in a smoky haze from the fire that started in the wake of the Hawke's Bay earthquake on 3rd February 1931. People are seen viewing the devastation; some standing in the street and others seated in the back of a utility vehicle that services Hastings and Napier. The damaged Lands for Bags shop building is visible in the centre of the image. Notes accompanying the album in which the photograph is displayed identify the collapsed brick premises of the Cosy Theatre on the left.
Production date
1931
Production period
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 60 x 104mm
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
03 Feb 1931
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 2019/20/11
Credit Line
gifted by Ken Ward
Other number(s)
2019/20/11, 96515
Accession number
2019/20/11
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