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Collection of Melanesian photographs

documentary heritage
  • Other Id

    228826 (Presto content ID)

    PH-1947-3 (Reference Number)

    GN671.S12m (Library of Congress Call Number)

    GN671.S4 (Library of Congress Call Number)

    GN671.S12p (Library of Congress Call Number)

    GN671.512 st (Library of Congress Call Number)

    3/47 (accession number)

  • Department

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    Collection of Melanesian photographs
  • Primary Maker

     Reverend David Francis (Photographer)

  • Date
    Circa 1928-Circa 1933
  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Media
  • Technique
  • Subject Category
  • Content
    1. Ghost House, N. Mala, British Solomon Islands, print
    2. Totem post, Mala, British Solomon Islands, print
    3. Totem post, Mala, British Solomon Islands, print
    4. Sacrificial Stone, N. Mala, Solomon Islands, print
    5. Santa Cruz, print
    6. Santa Cruz, print
    7. Santa Cruz, print
    8. Graciosa Bay, Santa Cruz, print
    9. Pearl shell divers, Santa Cruz, print
    10. Santa Cruz, print
    11. Lepers, British Solomon Islands, print
    12. Totem post, Mala, Solomon Islands, print
    13.Totem post, Mala, Solomon Islands, print
    14. Ghost house, N. Mala, British Solomon Islands, print
    15. Shell money, Mala, Solomon Islands, print
    16. N. Mala, British Solomon Islands, print
    17. N. Mala, Solomon Islands, print
    18. School boys, Pawa, Solomon Islands, print
    19. Sikiana, print
    20. Tikopia, print
    21. Tikopia, print
    22. Tikopia, print
    23. Canoes, Tikopia, print
    24. Tikopia, print
    25. Kokopa, Southern Melanesia, print
    26. Kokopa, Southern Melanesia, print
    27. Leper colony, Melanesia, print
    28. Leper family, Melanesia, print
  • Public Access Text

    Titles taken from verso of prints

    Photographs by Rev David Lloyd Francis also held in British Museum collection. Their prints have been digitised, contain additional information and are available to view on their website.

  • Copyright
    Cultural permissions apply
  • Credit Line
    Presented by Rev. D.L. Francis, c/- Melanesian Mission, England, 1947
  • Last Update
    11 May 2023

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