Object: 1918 road and rail bridge over the Ahuriri Estuary, Westshore, Napier
Title / object name  1918 road and rail bridge over the Ahuriri Estuary, Westshore, Napier
Maker  Date  
Unknown  circa 1931  
Materials  silver, photographic paper, photographic gelatin
Dimensions
89 (Height) x 148 (Length)
Classification  black-and-white prints, gelatin silver prints
Registration Number  O.005491
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs J Paterson, date unknown

Hawke's Bay earthquake - view of a bridge in the aftermath of the earthquake; the first section of it is leaning heavily towards the water (ie it has toppled over). Two people are in sight - a man on a bicycle is visible on the bridge and a woman is sitting on the rock-covered landscape at a position close to the bridge.

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