item details
Name[Tongan Notables]
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; 26 July 1884; New Zealand
Alfred Burton; photographer; 26 July 1884; Tonga
Alfred Burton; photographer; 26 July 1884; Tonga
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.018107
Credit linePurchased 1943
Overview
Six men, in formal dress, posed outside a building in the Tongan town of Neiafu. 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.