Palmerston Atoll

Date
[1960]
By
Burland, John Colles, 1926-2015
Reference
PA12-0516
Description

Views on Palmerston Atoll, Cook Islands, including the building and repair of canoes and boats, coconut cultivation, copra processing and packing, and the schooner Tiare Taporo, taken in 1960 by John Colles Burland.

Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies.

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Part of
Burland, John Colles, 1926- :Colour transparencies of Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mangaia and Palmerston Island, 1960
Format
24 colour original transparency/ies, Transparencies
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Weighing bags of copra before loading on to trading schooner

Date: 1960

From: Burland, John Colles, 1926- :Colour transparencies of Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mangaia and Palmerston Island, 1960

Reference: PA12-0516-12

Description: Weighing bags of copra before loading on to trading schooner Quantity: 1 colour original transparency/ies.

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Young Tepou Marsters with George Iotua Marsters, breaking open coconuts for making copr...

Date: 1960

From: Burland, John Colles, 1926- :Colour transparencies of Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mangaia and Palmerston Island, 1960

Reference: PA12-0516-09

Description: Young Tepou Marsters, with her small nephew George Iotua Marsters, breaking open coconuts to dry the mature meat to make copra. Photograph taken on Palmerston Island in 1960 by John Colles Burland. Quantity: 1 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: 35mm colour slide

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Members of the Marsters' Third Family eating a meal in a clearing among palm trees, on ...

Date: 1960

From: Burland, John Colles, 1926- :Colour transparencies of Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mangaia and Palmerston Island, 1960

Reference: PA12-0516-11

Description: Members of the Marsters' third Family, at meal break after cleaning up their land and burning husks after extracting coconuts for splitting and drying. Photograph taken on Palmerston Island in 1960 by John Colles Burland. Quantity: 1 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: 35mm colour slide

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Joseph Teinangaro (Lost Young Brother) Marsters shaping a canoe outrigger, on Palmersto...

Date: 1960

From: Burland, John Colles, 1926- :Colour transparencies of Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mangaia and Palmerston Island, 1960

Reference: PA12-0516-03

Description: Joseph Teinangaro (Lost Young Brother ) of the Second Family, shaping a canoe outrigger. Taken on Palmerston Island in 1960 by John Colles Burland. Quantity: 1 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: 35mm colour slide

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Tio Marsters and John James Marsters working on the keel of cutter 'Melbourne', on Palm...

Date: 1960

From: Burland, John Colles, 1926- :Colour transparencies of Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mangaia and Palmerston Island, 1960

Reference: PA12-0516-01

Description: Tio Marsters and John James Marsters, watched by an unidentified small boy, working on the keel of the Second Family cutter 'Melbourne'. Photograph taken on Palmerston Island in 1960 by John Colles Burland. Quantity: 1 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: 35mm colour slide

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Joel Marsters burying uto, or sprouting coconuts, to restrict growth and preserve them ...

Date: 1960

From: Burland, John Colles, 1926- :Colour transparencies of Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mangaia and Palmerston Island, 1960

Reference: PA12-0516-07

Description: Joel Marsters burying uto, or sprouting coconuts, to retrict growth and preserve them for future consumption. Photograph taken on Palmerston Atoll in 1960 by John Colles Burland. Quantity: 1 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: 35mm colour transparency