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[Tonga, Neiafu]

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C.016571; [Tonga, Neiafu]; July 1884; Tongan; Burton Brothers studio

Neiafui, Tonga, Coral Islands (STEREO)

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Name[Tonga, Neiafu]

ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; July 1884; New Zealand
Alfred Burton; photographer; July 1884; Tonga

Classificationstereoscopic photographs, gelatin dry plate negatives, black-and-white negatives

Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates

Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative

Techniquesblack-and-white photography

Dimensions6.5, 8.5

Registration NumberC.016571

Credit linePurchased 1943

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Category

Made of: silver
photographic gelatin
sheet glass
photographic plates
Type of: stereoscopic photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
black-and-white negatives
Depicts: Indigenous peoples
Huts
Villages
Thatched roofs
Palms
Tongan
Technique used: black-and-white photography

Place

Made in: New Zealand
Tonga
Depicts: Neiafu (Tonga)

People & Organisations

Made by: Burton Brothers
Alfred Burton