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Ponapi

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item details

NamePonapi
ProductionThomas Andrew; photographer; 1886; Pohnpei
Classificationblack-and-white prints, albumen prints, vintage prints, landscapes, group portraits
Materialssilver, albumen, printing-out paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, albumen silver print
Techniquesphotography, black-and-white photography
DimensionsImage: 196mm (width), 142mm (height)
Registration NumberO.001307
Credit lineGift of Alison Beckett and Robert McPherson, 1996

Overview

Trip to the ruins on Pohnpei Island, Semiavine (Seniavina) Group, Caroline Archipelago. Four men can be seen in a small boat while a grove of coconut palms tower in the background. Photograph taken in 1886.