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 photograph shows wrecked and damaged homes on Napier Hill.
https://d28dhd8eubcyz4.cloudfront.net/iiif/2/curtis-production2-cache%2F1%2Fa%2F2%2F37f80a-2d63-4296-b8cf-60fe0d1ea924%2Fresize_master_b2369231b53bb6415ea4a681aafcf611.jpg/full/!880,1024/0/default.jpg?sig=2f9ff9bea117ff4252257040a7e9fbdf64c3cb19&ver=1628694535Napier Hill after Napier Earthquake
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- February 1931
- Digitisation ID
- 2011P_Na6_005776
- Held In
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- G and R
- Place
- Napier, Hawkes Bay
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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