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Postcard, 'Hoisting the Union Jack in Samoa. 30th Aug 1914.'

Object | Part of History collection

item details

NamePostcard, 'Hoisting the Union Jack in Samoa. 30th Aug 1914.'
ProductionAlfred James Tattersall; photographer; 1914; Sāmoa
ClassificationVisual and Verbal Communication, postcards
Materialspaper, printing ink
DimensionsOverall: 137mm (width), 87mm (height)
Registration NumberGH023108
Credit linePurchased 2011

Overview

An example of a commercial postcard published in New Zealand depicting incidents during New Zealand's annexation of the German colony of Samoa in August 1914.