Earthquake damage, Empire Hotel

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About this object

Extensive damage caused by the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake can be seen on the Empire Hotel building, pictured at right. The Public Trust building can be seen in the distance, at centre left.

Maker

T A Boston

Production date

1931

Production period

1930s/20th Century

Media/Materials description

Glass plate negative

Media/Materials

Glass/Photographic/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 82 x 107mm

Signature/Inscription

EMPIRE HOTEL, Inscription
BOSTON, Photographers details

Classification terms

Negative, Glass-Plate
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject person

Empire Hotel

Subject period

1930s/20th Century

Subject date

Post 03 Feb 1931

Current rights

Public Domain

Caption

Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 4860 c

Other number(s)

4860 c, 98349

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Subject place

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Hawke's Bay earthquake 1931 Archive classification Hotels Commercial premises Buildings and structures Churches Public buildings

Subject auto tags

Building Sky Tree Black-and-white House Roof Monochrome Landscape Monochrome photography Slope

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