Album of "Snapshots" by William James V Saville of Mailu Island, Papua New Guinea.

Groups include: indigenous children outside mission buildings; village scene showing woman making pot with children; women holding young children; girls collecting water; group of indigenous men, women and children with female missionary; children on beach; groups of children in schoolhouse; two you...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Papua New Guinea/Photographs/Box 9
Date(s) of creation: c.1902 - c.1905
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/Papua New Guinea/Photographs/Box 9
Summary: Groups include: indigenous children outside mission buildings; village scene showing woman making pot with children; women holding young children; girls collecting water; group of indigenous men, women and children with female missionary; children on beach; groups of children in schoolhouse; two young children on steps; grandmother with two grandchildren on beach; girls looking out to sea; children sitting in front of houses. People include: Possibly Miss Margaret Thornton prior to marriage to Mr Beaton 18 August 1905 outside mission house. Activities include: children playing with toy lakatoi canoe models. Places or buildings include: views of ship in harbour, beach and coastal scenes including houses; girls and boys fishing with nets and spears. Also includes: lakatoi trading canoes. Pictures taken by/received from: [William James Viritahitemauvai] Saville
Extent: 25 silver gelatin prints mounted in 12 page album.
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright probably held by Council for World Mission Copyright
File number: 13
Format: Archive