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 what is thought to be the Westshore embankment.
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Damage to road after Napier Earthquake
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- February 1931
- Digitisation ID
- 2011P_Na8_005774
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- G and R
- Place
- Napier, Hawkes Bay
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
- Community Tags