On the third of February 1931, Napier experienced a disastrous earthquake, which resulted in damaging or destroying nearly every building in the city, with fires to follow. This image shows road damage along the Westshore Embankment.

Road damage after Napier Earthquake
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2011P_Na7_005775
- Title
- Road damage after Napier Earthquake
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- G and R
- Place
- Westshore, Napier, Hawkes Bay
- Date
- February 1931
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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