IMAGE
Smith album 2
- Date
- ca1880s-1890s
- By
- Andrew, Thomas, 1855-1939; Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Davis, John, -1893; Burton, Alfred Henry, 1834?-1914; A & W (Firm)
- Reference
- PA1-q-223
- Description
Compiled by S Percy Smith. Album includes 42 pages of photographs of Samoan scenery, towns, buildings, and portraits. Photographers represented include Burton Brothers, Thomas Andrew, J Davis, and A & W.
As well as Samoa, this album includes photographs of men and one woman in the Solomon Islands; their ceremonial dress, weapons, and a house with an ornately woven patterned wall, and thatched roof.
The last two photographs show men with weapons, wearing masks.
Several photographs show images relating to Robert Louis Stevenson. One (on page 32) shows "R L Stevenson & party". Stevenson and his wife with European and Samoan men and women are seen standing at the back of a large group on the steps of the verandah at Vailima. The verandah is draped with fern leaves. The group seated in front on the stairs includes Samoan men, mostly holding axes, and a group of sailors holding musical instruments. Other scenes relating to Stevenson show his house (Vailima), and his tomb on Mount Vaea.
Inscriptions: Album page - "From Mr S. Percy Smith"
Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Physical Description: Album with textured black cover, leather corners and spine; 37 x 28 cm
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Copy negatives are available at 1/2-C-023095; 1/2-C-066499; 1/2-C-074316; and 1/2-C-137649 to 1/2-C-137669
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Part of
- Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922 :Maori and Polynesian photographs
- Format
- 1 album(s) Album(s), Photographs, Album with textured black cover, leather corners and spine; 37 x 28 cm
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Group of Fijian men
Date: 1880s
From: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922 :Maori and Polynesian photographs
By: Andrew, Thomas, 1855-1939
Reference: PA1-q-223-47-1
House of chief of Aopo, Samoa
Date: ca 1880s-1890s
From: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922 :Maori and Polynesian photographs
Reference: PA1-q-223-39-1
Description: Caption in album reads: "Typical fale'ulu House of chief of Aopo." Photograph taken circa 1880s-1890s. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Typical fale'ulu House of chief of Aopo Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 11.5 x 15.7 cm, on album page 36.1 x 26.5 cm
Samoan princesses
Date: Jul 1884
From: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922 :Maori and Polynesian photographs
Reference: PA1-q-223-05-2
Description: Samoan princesses, July 1884. Photograph taken by Alfred Burton during his cruise on the ship "Wairarapa". Listing in "Burton Brothers/Muir & Moodie Catalogue, Volume One, Normal Series (Whole plate negatives)" printed by the Photographic Information Section, National Museum of New Zealand, 1991, reads: MM 5825 Samoan Princesses South Seas (Henderson). No negative number listed. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 5825 Samoan princesses Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 19.8 x 13.7 cm, on album page 36.1 x 26.5 cm
House, Samoa
Date: ca 1880s-1890s
From: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922 :Maori and Polynesian photographs
Reference: PA1-q-223-39-2
Description: Interior of a house, Samoa. Photograph taken circa 1880s-1890s. Woven screens and mats are visible. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Interior of Samoan Round House Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 15.5 x 11.7 cm, on album page 36.1 x 26.5 cm
Methodist Church at Matafele, Apia, Samoa
Date: [ca 1910]
From: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922 :Maori and Polynesian photographs
By: Andrew, Thomas, 1855-1939
Reference: PA1-q-223-11-1
Description: Methodist Church at Matafele, Apia, Samoa, circa 1910. A group stands around the doorway and two children are to the left. Photograph taken by Thomas Andrew. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Matafele Church. Samoa. 162. T A \"The origins of Methodism in Samoa date back to 1828, when Tongan preachers arrived, preceding English missionary John Williams by two years. Even today, the Methodist Church is called `Lotu Tonga' - the religion that came from Tonga. \"The district of Matafele, in the heart of Apia, was traditionally the home of the Methodist mission, and the Methodist Church was built there. This original church has now been replaced by a modern one.\" (Caption from National Library exhibition `Va'aomanu' - celebrating the history and culture of Samoa, 1 March - 28 June 1998) Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Samoan ceremonial dancer
Date: [ca 1890s]
From: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922 :Maori and Polynesian photographs
By: Andrew, Thomas, 1855-1939
Reference: PA1-q-223-38-1
Description: Samoan female ceremonial dancer, taken by Thomas Andrew during the 1890s Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Samoan warrior The costume worn by this woman are only worn by women who are called Taupou (queen) or a female from a particular family whose role it is to dance at a ceremony. Not everone wears the headpiece which is called a tuiga. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Men, Samoa
Date: 1897
From: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922 :Maori and Polynesian photographs
Reference: PA1-q-223-38-2
Description: Portrait of three men in traditional Samoan clothing in 1897. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Samoans Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 20 x 14.3 cm mounted on album page
Building a dwelling in Apia, Western Samoa
Date: between 1880-1893
From: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922 :Maori and Polynesian photographs
Reference: PA1-q-223-23-1
Description: Men building a dwelling in Apia, Western Samoa. Photograph taken by John Davis between 1880-1893. Inscriptions: Album page - left of image - Native house building Apia; Embossed on bottom left of print:- J. Davis Photo Samoa Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 23 x 17.4 cm
Young Samoan woman with necklace
Date: ca 1890s
From: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922 :Maori and Polynesian photographs
Reference: PA1-q-223-37-1
Description: Unidentified young Samoan woman reclining in a chair that is covered with tapa cloth. The woman is wearing a necklace and holding what appears to be a fan and a small sprig of jasmine. Photographed circa 1890s by an unidentified photographer. Other Titles - Kakala Inscriptions: Album page - above image - Samoa; Album page - beneath image - Samoan Ladies; Album page - beneath image - Kakala Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 20 x 14.2 cm, mounted on album page
War or double canoe and building, Savai'i, Western Samoa
Date: ca 1880s-1890s
From: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922 :Maori and Polynesian photographs
Reference: PA1-q-223-40-1
Description: War or double canoe called (Savailapata?), building, and unidentified man, near Lealatele, Savai'i, Western Samoa. Photographer unidentified, possbily either Thomas Andrew, Burton Brothers or John Davis. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - War or double canoe ("alia") called (Savailopata?) near Lealatele, Savai'i. Samoa. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photo print 16.1 x 11.4 cm