Pango-Pango (sic) Harbour - Samoa | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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NamePango-Pango (sic) Harbour - Samoa

ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; July 1884; Dunedin
Alfred Burton; photographer; July 1884; Pago Pago Harbor

Classificationgelatin dry plate negatives, black-and-white negatives

Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates

Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative

Techniquesblack-and-white photography

DimensionsOverall: 216mm (width), 165mm (height)

Registration NumberC.010425

Credit linePurchased 1943

Overview

Rocky foreshore with foliage in right foreground, sea with two masted ship and funnel, smoke drifting from it, facing right. Ladder down on ship with people climbing from longboat. High rising mountain in background. Boat is the 'Wairarapa'.