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Cusack Smith album 4
- Date
- 1886-1897
- By
- Andrew, Thomas, 1855-1939
- Reference
- PA1-o-545
- Description
Album of photographs relating to life in Samoa, particularly associated with the British Consulate, in part taken by Thomas Andrew, and in part probably taken by Thomas Berry Cusack Smith, creator of this collection. Images include portraits of British men and women linked with the consulate (some in fancy dress at dances, or in theatrical performances), one of William Churchill (United States Consul-General in Samoa). Also portraits of Samoans, including several of young Samoan women, King Malietoa, and members of the Vaiala Polo Team (and the British Consulate Polo Team). Two group portraits at the end of the album include Richard John Seddon, his wife Louisa and two daughters, King Malietoa, and the Bishop of Wellington, Frederick Wallis and his wife Margaret.
Other Titles - British Consulate, Samoa
Thomas Berry Cusack Smith was British Consul in Samoa in the late 1880s until 1898. The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Richard John Seddon, and his party left Wellington on 15th April, 1897, on the the RMSS Alameda to attend the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Their first port of call was Apia, Samoa.
Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Physical Description: Black covered album with gold lettering "British Consulate, Samoa", 25 x 32 cm
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Copy negatives are available at 1/2-C-023096 to 1/2-C-023099
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Part of
- Cusack-Smith, Thomas Berry (Sir), 1859-1929 :Photographs of Samoa
- Format
- 1 album(s) Album(s), Photographs, Black covered album with gold lettering "British Consulate, Samoa", 25 x 32 cm
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William Churchill, United States Consul-General in Samoa.
Date: 1896
From: Cusack-Smith, Thomas Berry (Sir), 1859-1929 :Photographs of Samoa
Reference: PA1-o-545-11
Description: William Churchill, United States Consul-General in Samoa, photographed in 1896 by an unknown photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 19.2 x 14.1 cm, mounted on album page.
Wedding of Ida Schmutz, in Samoa
Date: [between 1890-1898]
From: Cusack-Smith, Thomas Berry (Sir), 1859-1929 :Photographs of Samoa
Reference: PA1-o-545-01
Description: Wedding of Ida Schmutz. Group portrait including the bride, groom, and others, outside the British Consulate in Samoa. Photograph taken between 1890-1898 by an unidentified photographer. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Ida Schmutz wedding Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 20.1 x 14.8 cm, on album page
King Malietoa, Thomas Berry Cusack Smith and some of the best polo players
Date: 1897
From: Cusack-Smith, Thomas Berry (Sir), 1859-1929 :Photographs of Samoa
Reference: PA1-o-545-36
Description: King Malietoa (wearing hat), Thomas Berry Cusack Smith and polo players, Samoa, 1898. Taken by an unidentified photographer. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - King Malietoa, myself and some of the best Polo Players Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 13.2 x 20.5 cm
An interval in the polo match
Date: ca 1897
From: Cusack-Smith, Thomas Berry (Sir), 1859-1929 :Photographs of Samoa
Reference: PA1-o-545-31
Description: Samoan and European polo players and some of their ladies lined up for a photograph during an interval in a match. Photographed by an unknown photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Va'ega, Apelu, and Te'o, Samoa
Date: 1897
From: Cusack-Smith, Thomas Berry (Sir), 1859-1929 :Photographs of Samoa
Reference: PA1-o-545-21
Description: Va'ega, Apelu, and Ta'o, Samoa, 1897. Shows a group of three men. Photographer unidentified. Source of descriptive information - Notes on album page Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Va'ega Apelu T'eo 1897 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 20 x 14.5 cm, on album page
King Malietoa with the Vaiala polo team, Samoa
Date: 1898
From: Cusack-Smith, Thomas Berry (Sir), 1859-1929 :Photographs of Samoa
Reference: PA1-o-545-32
Description: King Malietoa (standing, left) with the Vaiala polo team in 1898. Taken by an unidentified photographer. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - The Vaiala Polo Team King Malietoa Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 13.8 x 21.9. cm
Portrait of Miss George dressed as a witch
Date: 1886
From: Cusack-Smith, Thomas Berry (Sir), 1859-1929 :Photographs of Samoa
Reference: PA1-o-545-06
Description: A portrait of Miss George dressed as a witch for the Queen's Birthday fancy dress ball. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1886. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Miss George as a witch. Queen's Birthday fancy dress ball 1886. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Photograph of Richard John Seddon and party in Samoa
Date: 1897
From: Cusack-Smith, Thomas Berry (Sir), 1859-1929 :Photographs of Samoa
Reference: PA1-o-545-37-2
Description: Richard John Seddon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, his wife, his daughters Mary and Louise, Frederic Wallis, (Anglican Bishop of Wellington) and his wife, W Crow (Seddon's private secretary), British Consul to Samoa Thomas Cusack Smith, and the Samoan King, Malietoa Laupepa. Members of the group are seated and standing in front of a wall of woven mats. Photographed in 1897 by an unknown Photographer. On the 15th of April, 1897, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Richard John Seddon and party left Wellington on the RMSS Alameda to attend the Diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria. Their first port of call was Apia Samoa where these photographs were taken. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Man with elephantiasis of the arm
Date: 1 January 1897
From: Cusack-Smith, Thomas Berry (Sir), 1859-1929 :Photographs of Samoa
By: Andrew, Thomas, 1855-1939
Reference: PA1-o-545-19
Description: Man with elephantiasis of the arm. Photograph taken in Samoa, on the 1st of January 1897, by Thomas Andrew. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Elephantiasis in the arm "Until the 1930s, hundreds of Samoans were crippled with elephantiasis - a swelling of the skin and subcutaneous tissue due to chronic lymphatic obstruction by filarial worms. Nearly everyone was afflicted by yaws, and many suffered ulcerations to the bone as a result. Leprosy and tuberculosis were also common. During the 1930s, the New Zealand administration established new health policies which were implemented by village women's committees and significantly improved health conditions." (Caption from National Library exhibition `Va'aomanu' - celebrating the history and culture of Samoa, 1 March - 28 June 1998.) Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 19.8 x 14.5 cm
The British Consulate Polo Team, Teo, Fred, Cusack Smith, and George Reid.
Date: ca1897
From: Cusack-Smith, Thomas Berry (Sir), 1859-1929 :Photographs of Samoa
Reference: PA1-o-545-34
Description: Cusack Smith and his polo team seated on their polo ponies. Photographed by an unknown photographer.