Blythes Ltd, Hastings Street, Napier

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About this object

A view of the collapsed Blythe's Ltd building in Hastings Street, Napier taken after the 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake, and showing the extensive damage to the building.

Maker

T A Boston

Production date

1931

Production place

Hawke's Bay/North Island/New Zealand

Production period

1930s/20th Century

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph

Media/Materials

Paper/Photographic/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Length x Width: 70 x 115mm

Signature/Inscription

BLYTHES LTD HASTINGS ST. BOSTON PHOTO, Photographers details

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject person

Blythes Limited; 1872

Subject period

1930s/20th Century

Subject date

Post 03 Feb 1931

Current rights

Public Domain

Credit Line

gifted by Ngaire Curtis

Other number(s)

2022/13/7, 99793

Accession number

2022/13/7

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Place made

Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject place

Hastings Street Napier Central Business District Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Hawke's Bay earthquake 1931 Archive classification Business and trade Retail establishments Commercial premises Buildings and structures

Subject auto tags

Wood Parallel Tints and shades Event Metal Monochrome Stock photography Triangle Monochrome photography History

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