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Evans, Geary, Hope, Thompson, Whiteside, wounded Te Ngutu o te Manu 1868

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item details

NameEvans, Geary, Hope, Thompson, Whiteside, wounded Te Ngutu o te Manu 1868
ProductionWilliam Francis Gordon; copyist; circa 1900
Unknown; photographer; circa 1868
Classificationgelatin silver prints, black-and-white prints, copy prints, group portraits
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, photographic paper, mounting board
Materials Summaryblack and white photgraph, gelatin silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Dimensions72mm, 95mm
Registration NumberO.011908
Credit linePurchased 1916

Overview

Studio photograph of a group of men in dark coloured suits sitting around a small table. The man in the middle of the group (in the centre of the photograph) appears to have bandages around his head. The man on the far left of the image has a pair of crutches resting on his lap.

Written at bottom of mount "Evans, Geary, Hope, Thompson, Whiteside, Wounded Te Ngutu o te Manu 1868"

For more information on the Soliders and the battle see Taranaki Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 841, 5 September 1868, Page 1 and Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume XXVII, 5 September 1868, Page 2at Papers Past