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On the 3rd of February 1931, Napier experienced a disastrous earthquake, which resulted in damaging or destroying nearly every building in the city, with fires to follow. A woman stands outside a badly damaged church building.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Na 11b
Date
February 1931
Digitisation ID
2011N_Na11b_005719
Held In
Coolstore

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Place
Napier, Hawkes Bay

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Tags
activities and events,
destruction,
disaster,
photographs,
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