item details
NameVaie'e - panoramic view
ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; 1904; Sāmoa
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Registration NumberC.001514
Overview
Vaie'e in Safata district, on the south coast of Upolu (Western Samoa). The photograph depicts a brackish lagoon called Leasaga. Vaie'e lies on its western bank, and was where the fono (seat of government) of the Safata district was placed. The brackish lagoon empties into the reef lagoon through a narrow passage which leads directly into the reef channel of Safata