Print, Photographic, Fire, Tauranga Hotel
Production date
15 Feb 1936
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Description
An unmounted print showing a view south down The Strand as a crowd of people watch a fire that destroyed the Tauranga Hotel. The crowd is standing back on the lawn. Row of palms down street, small tudor style building. Handwritten on reverse "Tauranga Hotel Feb 1936". Headlines in 'The Bay of Plenty Times, 17 February 1936, "Destructive Fire On Strand. Tauranga Hotel and Five Shops Reduced to Ruins Within an Hour. Old Two-Storied Block Burns Fiercely. Brigades Hopeless Task. Desperate Fight Saves Adjoining Shops. Loss Estimated at 12,000 pounds".
Production date
15 Feb 1936
Production place
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Measurements
59mm (height), 82mm (width)
Accession number
0391/08
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