Busch's slip, Murchison earthquake, 1929; 17/06/1929; FNJ 6 x 8 16

Busch's slip, Murchison earthquake, 1929, 17/06/1929, FNJ 6 x 8 16
From

The Nelson Provincial Museum

Name/Title

Busch's slip, Murchison earthquake, 1929

About this object

The Murchison earthquake, 17 June 1929, caused a massive landslide. It swept away the Morel's home (image is of the top storey of house) and dammed the Mātakitaki River. Four people died as a result of the landslide.

Place Made

New Zealand

Date Made

17/06/1929

Object Type

Glass plate negative

Medium and Materials

Gelatin dry plate

Collection

F N Jones Collection

Object number

FNJ 6 x 8 16

Copyright Licence  

All rights reserved

This object is from
The Nelson Provincial Museum   The Nelson Provincial Museum
Tags

Include tags such as place names, people, dates, events and colours. Use commas to separate multiple tags. e.g. Pablo Picasso, Madrid, red, 1930s.

Share

Disclaimer/Re-use of images:

It is the sole responsibility of the contributing museum to supply accurate information, and to organise copyright clearance (if necessary) for any image that appears on NZ Museums. Before any re-use of images, permission must be obtained from the contributing museum. Please contact the contributing museum if you have concerns about the information or images or would like to find out more about using and ordering an image.

This website is a National Services Te Paerangi initiative