Taylor album 3

Date
[Circa 1920s-1930s]
Reference
PA1-o-492
Description

Snapshots relating to Alice Brown, taken in Fiji and Samoa circa 1920s to 1930s.

A few of the images have pencilled captions on the back, but most have no information.

Many of the scenes show everyday life in Fiji, including burning off (sugar cane?); meke dancers; various kinds of fruits and vegetables; thatched dwellings; church buildings; net fishing; young boys climbing up coconut palms; a yacht race; Fijians and Fijian Indians; and Europeans swimming and picnicking.

Samoan scenes include Robert Louis Stevenson's tomb; a Roman Catholic Church near Apia; thatched houses; a group of European women having a picnic on a lawn, and on a beach wearing swimsuits.

There are 20 looses photographs inserted at the end of the album, some of which had originally been attached.

Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Physical Description: Album with black cover tied with cord; 19 x 29 cm

Access restrictions
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Part of
Taylor, Jill fl 1984 :Photographs relating to Alice Brown, Wellington sports teams, Wellington's Queen Carnival and Red Cross Transport / Taylor, Jill fl 1984 :Photographs relating to Alice Brown, Wellington sports teams, Wellington's Queen Carnival and Red Cross Transport
Format
1 album(s) Album(s), Photographs, Album with black cover tied with cord; 19 x 29 cm
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