Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1929-1941 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 album (148 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm and smaller + 1 panorama photograph : b&w ; 11 x 17 cm.)
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Photographic prints showing people, plantation life and scenery in the Australian Territory of New Guinea. Locations include Wara-Ta-Bar (New Ireland), Ningau, Matala Plantation and Witu. Many of the photographs feature local people wearing ceremonial dress, undertaking ceremonial performances and posing for the photographer. Most of the photographs were taken in the 1930s.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged in batches according to the arrangements in the envelopes in which the prints were originally housed. The envelopes have been retained and filed before each corresponding batch.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Pre-1955 photographs: copyright expired.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Photographic prints.
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Album 4.
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
Created, JR, 1-Apr-2021