Napier Before 1931 Earthquake

View of Napier before 3 February 1931 earthquake

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groveriw907-oldnapier-288.jpg

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Description

Gasworks in the distance
Methodist Free Church (1960s Congregational) foreground and to the left the Carlyle Street School.
Street behind that is Thackeray Street
Possibly taken from May Avenue area
Munroe Street with row of trees
Napier Technical College middle left of photo – came down in the earthquake, killing ten people

Signs on buildings –

“J MAHON[..]
GENERAL
& [AND] FORWAR[…]
EXPRESSI[…]

HAWKE’S BAY STEAM LAUNDRY LTD [LIMITED]
ESTABLISHED 1905

GENERAL GROCER & FRUITERER”

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Location

Napier

Format of the original

Photographic print

Accession number

907/1859/41509

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