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Inside Church, Nieue [sic]

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NameInside Church, Nieue [sic]
ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; 1886; Niue
Classificationphotographic prints, black-and-white prints
Dimensions14, 20
Registration NumberO.001246
Credit lineGift of Alison Beckett and Robert McPherson, 1996

Overview

Interior view of the church at Alofi showing matting on the floor and large exposed beams made from palm logs. This church is made of coral stone with a thatched roof, the building is ninety feet in length and twenty-five feet wide. This image appears opposite page 11 in Moss' 1889 book, the photograph was taken over the period of 7 October 1886 - 9 October 1886 (Moss 1889: 10-15).

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