Pineapple - Fiji
Taylor album 3
Date: [Circa 1920s-1930s]
From: Taylor, Jill fl 1984 :Photographs relating to Alice Brown, Wellington sports teams, Wellington's Queen Carnival and Red Cross Transport
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
Avenue of pineapples and Bananas [plants], Fiji
Date: ca 1875
From: Fiji, New Caledonia, Australia, New Zealand album
Reference: PA1-q-330-51-2
Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).