General Richardson and party visit a Samoan village

General Richardson and party visit a Samoan village
Date
ca 1927
Reference
PA1-o-446-72
Description

The New Zealand Administrator of Western Samoa, Major General Richardson, listening to a Samoan orator during a visit to a Samoan village. Photographed by Alfred John Tattersall

Inscriptions: Album page - above image - An historical photo. This indicates the rising of the organisation of the "Mau". Gen. Richardson visits one of the biggest villages. Note the poor attendance, and the disturbed countenance of the Chief. Gen. Richardson and party listening to the orator's speach.; Album page - beneath image - A visit to a native village. The thatched roofs of the grass of sugar cane. Note the new thatch. Coconut trees, breadfruit trees.

Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

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Part of
Rutherford, Alexander Mathieson, 1915-1998 :Photographs of Samoa / Rutherford, Alex album 2
Format
1 b&w original photographic print(s), Photographs
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