item details
NameUnpacking Cocoa Trees
ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; early 1900s; Sāmoa
Classificationgelatin silver prints, photographic prints, black-and-white prints
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, photographic paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Dimensions16, 22
Registration NumberO.001062
Overview
Six men, with undercuts and ponytails - possibly part of a Chinese labour force - sitting on planks and unpacking wooden crates with plants inside. The man nearest the camera (on the right) has a bandaged foot.