Earthquake damage, Russell Street, Hastings

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About this object

View of collapsed buildings in Russell Street, Hastings, in the wake of the Hawke's Bay earthquake on 3rd February 1931.

Production date

1931

Production place

Hastings District/Hawke's Bay/North Island/New Zealand

Production period

1930s/20th Century

Media/Materials description

Black and white negative

Media/Materials

Nitrate/Plastic/Photographic/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 209 x 160mm
Height x Width: 49 x 74mm

Signature/Inscription

3, Numbering

Classification terms

Nitrate
Negative

Subject period

1930s/20th Century

Subject date

1931

Current rights

Public Domain

Caption

Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 2956 d

Other number(s)

2956 d, 97547

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Place made

Hastings District 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

Hawke's Bay earthquake 1931 Archive classification Buildings and structures

Subject auto tags

Sky Event Tsunami Monochrome Watercraft Monochrome photography Stock photography History Earthquake Rectangle

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