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Description

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. Shown here is the wreckage in Hastings Street.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Na 1
Date
February 1931
Digitisation ID
2011P_Na1_005781
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
1930s,
activities and events,
buildings,
destruction,
disaster,
disrepair,
earthquake,
photographs,
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