item details
NameMango [Mago], Fiji
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; July 1884; Dunedin
Alfred Burton; photographer; July 1884; Mango Island
Alfred Burton; photographer; July 1884; Mango Island
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Registration NumberC.010514
Credit linePurchased 1943
Overview
Coastal foreshore of the island of Mago. People posed on wooden railway lines running along the edge of the island. The steam ship "Wairarapa" can be seen out to sea.