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[Tonga, Neiafu]

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O.005590; [Tonga, Neiafu]; July 1884; Tongan; Burton, Alfred ; view 1

O.005590; [Tonga, Neiafu]; July 1884; Tongan; Burton, Alfred ; view 2

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Name[Tonga, Neiafu]

ProductionAlfred Burton; photographer; July 1884; Tonga
Burton Brothers; photography studio; 1884; Dunedin

Classificationstereoscopic photographs, albumen prints, black-and-white prints

Materialsalbumen, silver, photographic paper

Materials Summaryalbumen silver stereoscopic photograph

Techniquesblack-and-white photography

Dimensions85mm, 175mm

Registration NumberO.005590

Credit linePurchased 1991

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Category

Intended for: Portrait photographs
Made of: albumen
silver
photographic paper
Type of: stereoscopic photographs
albumen prints
black-and-white prints
Depicts: Indigenous peoples
Huts
Villages
Thatched roofs
Palms
children
Doors & doorways
Tongan
Technique used: black-and-white photography

Place

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

People & Organisations

Made by: Alfred Burton
Burton Brothers
Belonged to: Hardwicke Knight