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At The Palace, Nukualofa, Tongatabu [Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu]

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C.017496; At The Palace, Nukualofa, Tongatabu; 29 July 1884; Burton Brothers

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NameAt The Palace, Nukualofa, Tongatabu [Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu]
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; 29 July 1884; Dunedin
Alfred Burton; photographer; 29 July 1884; Nukualofa
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesgelatin dry plate process, black-and-white photography
Registration NumberC.017496
Credit linePurchased 1943

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Semi-formal outdoor portrait in front of the Tongan palace. Left to right: Princess Salote Mafileo, daughter of King George; Princess Anaziene, granddaughter of King George; and Jiaogi Fatafehi, Governor of Hapaii. Burton wrote that the women had 'left the washtub' to be photographed.

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