Photograph album of the New Hebrides, 1889-1899 / by Dr William Gunn of Futuna, New Hebrides

PXA 1579

fonds

1889-1899

Graphic Materials, Photographs

910962

1 album (49 photographs) - black & white - 15 x 10 cm.

Photograph album with "Photographs" embossed in gold on cover. Photographs have captions written in pencil underneath most photographs mounted in album. They show village and missionary life in the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu). Villages of Anelcauhat and Futuna are photographed.


1. S.S. Victoria in Anelcauhat Harbour

2. [No caption: people and cattle outside a fenced house]

3. Grave of Mrs Mathieson, Anelcauhat

4. Grave of “Lathella”, Chief at Anelcauhat, Aneityum

5. Part of Anelcauhat Harbour, Aneityum

6. At the Mouth of the River, Anelcauhat

7. Scenery near Anelcauhat, Aneityum

8. Gunn’s Waterfall, 130-140 ft high, 5 miles from Anauance, 1st discovered by Dr Gunn, July, 1899

9. Waterfall, 4 1/2 miles from Anauance, Aneityum, 80-90 ft high, 1st visited by Dr Gunn, July, 1899

10. On the Aneitio (or Aneitcho) River, near Aname, Aneityum

11. House of Epeneto (Native Pastor), Epeneto & wife standing in front

12. New Hebrides spears, & bows and arrows

13. New Hebrides clubs

14. The Mission Synod at Anelcauhat, 1897

15. The Pandanus Tree or Screw Pine

16. Natives husking & drinking cocoa nut

17. Copeland’s Peak, Futuna

18. Old Mission House, Futuna, destroyed by hurricane, 1889

19. New Mission House, Futuna, erected 1899

20. Futunese at the foundation of church, 1891

21. Church, Futuna, erected 1891-2, paid for by natives

22. Habena (native of Aneityum) for 17 years Head Teacher, Futuna

23. Nailo, Futunese teacher and deacon, Futuna

24. Teitoka, young chief, Futuna

25. Heathen chief, Futuna

26. Heathen woman & child, Futuna

27. Natives cooking, Futuna

28. Native of Futuna

29. Island scenery, Futuna

30. Missionary travelling, Futuna

31. Native Christians, Futuna

32. Graves of Mrs Copeland & child and Mrs Murray

33. Mouth of River Williams, Irromanga [i.e. Erromango], natives standing where Mrs Harris was killed

34. “Martyrs Memorial Church”, Irromanga [i.e. Erromango]

35. Sons of the murderer of John Williams, (the 2 standing, teachers)

36. The murder [i.e. murderer] of G. N. Gordon, Irromanga [i.e. Erromango]

37. [Uncaptioned: a white man stands and an Indigenous man sits beside a headstone]

38. Scenery near Mission House, Dillon’s Bay, Irromanga [i.e. Erromango]

39. Scene on River Williams, Irromanga [i.e. Erromango]

40. Island Scenery, Vila Harbour, Efate

41. The Lagoon, Erakor, Efate

42. Preparing for Sunday’s Food, Erakor

43. Erakor school & church, Efate

44. Native of Efate (Vila)

45. Coffee Plantation, Vila Harbour, Efate

46. Ambrim Hospital, erected 1895-96

47. Natives of Ambrim at mourning for the dead

48. Rev Dr Annand’s House, Tangoa (1892)

49. Maori House, Martinborough, N.Z.

Out of copyright: Created before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.4820 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13

Album of New Hebrides views. Photographed by Dr. Gunn, Futuna, New Hebrides. To the Rev. Professor James Cosh, D.D. with Dr. and Mrs. Gunn's best wishes, December 1899.

Green leather photograph album with "Photographs" embossed in gold on cover.