item details
Name[Apia from Harbour (wreck of "Solide")]
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; 1884; New Zealand
Alfred Burton; photographer; June 1884-July 1884; Apia
Alfred Burton; photographer; June 1884-July 1884; Apia
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives, panoramas
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Registration NumberC.016545
Credit linePurchased 1943
Overview
Fifth plate of six plate panorama. Sea with island in background, flat area with buildings and high rising mountain range behind. A number of buildings are claerly visible on the shoreline including a large church with tall spire (centre left).