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NameSir William Jervois
ProductionConnolly and Company; photography studio; 1887-1888; Wellington
Classificationgelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Registration NumberD.000054
Overview
William Jervois (1821-1897) was governor of New Zealand for six years in the late 1880s. He was a military engineer and an expert in harbour defences. Streets in Auckland and Wellington are named after him.