Photographs of Samoa and New Guinea

Contains photographs relating to the work of the London Missionary Society in Samoa and British New Guinea (Papua New Guinea). Taken by unknown photographers and by John Davis of Samoa and Missionary Reverend William George Lawes of Port Moresby between 1889 and 1900. Several of the prints taken by Lawes are embossed with 'Henry King Photo Sydney'.

Photographs of: Malietoa Laupepa, also captioned "this is the father of the Malietoa who died recently"; "Tamasese the rebel chief"; the exterior of the new Malua Jubilee Hall opened on December 8th and 9th 1897; interior of the hall showing the vaulted wooden ceiling; boats of the visitors to the island anchored in the bay on the occasion of the opening of the hall; Hari Mamus chief of Murray Island pictured with his wife and child; and two which form one image of the interior of a church on Murray Island full to capacity with islanders on the occasion of the raising of an additional contribution to the London Missionary Society (accompanying hand-written historical note). The ones of the Malua Jubliee Hall were taken by John Davis.

Photographs of: Rev A E Hunt, Mrs Hunt and Rev E Pryce Jones on the verandah of Hunt's house in Port Moresby; Rev F W Walker on the verandah of his house with New Guinean men, women and children standing in the garden; Dr W G Lawes house in Valurata; and a view of shelters next to the sea at Tupuseleia. Also includes views of Mrs W.G. Lawes, Rev H.M. Dauncey, and Suan mission house, an ocean going canoe under full sail (Lakatoi), villages of Gaile, Veibure, Matabaila, and the English church at Port Moresby.

Source of descriptive information - Photographer identified by Library client

Relationship complexity - copies of several prints taken by Lawes are also held in an album compiled by Photographer Henry King (see 'New Guinea/Rev. Lawes' PXE720 in The Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales). One print is also held in an album compiled by King held at the School of Oriental and Asian Studies, University of London (CWM/LMS/PNG Photos, file 4).

Circa 1890 Sydney Photographer Henry King acquired negatives taken by Rev W.G. Lawes of British New Guinea in order to make prints for display at the 1893 World Exposition in Chicago.

Quantity: 43 b&w original photographic print(s).

Physical Description: Silver gelatin photoprints mounted on card

Alternative form available: Copy negatives at 1/2-019601, 019612, 103233 to 103235, 105848, 105851, 105855 to 105856, 105871, 105878 to 105883, 105885 to 105886, 105888 to 105890, 106665 to 106679, 106726