Print, Photographic, Tauranga Hotel Fire
Production date
1936
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Description
An unmounted deckle edged print showing the Tauranga Hotel burning with smoke billowing up. 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
1936
Production place
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Measurements
70mm (height), 112mm (width)
Accession number
0394/08
Current rights