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Description

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.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Na 8
Date
February 1931
Digitisation ID
2011P_Na8_005774
Held In
Coolstore

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activities and events,
destruction,
disaster,
natural disaster,
photographs,
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