item details
NameTongan Notables
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; 1884; New Zealand
Alfred Burton; photographer; 26 July 1884; Tonga
Alfred Burton; photographer; 26 July 1884; Tonga
Classificationalbumen prints, black-and-white prints
Materialssilver, albumen, photographic paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, albumen print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Dimensions198, 143
Registration NumberO.002034
Credit linePurchased 1981 with New Zealand Lottery Board funds
Overview
Six men, in formal dress, posed outside a building. Left to right: Reverend J. B. Watkin (Superintendent of Vavau circuit), Fotofili (Governor of Nivafoou), J. Afu (Chief Clerk, Finance Department), Reverend S. Baker (Premier), Prince Wellington (Governor of Vavau) and Junia (Minister of Finance).