Photograph Album, W R Jourdain
Maker
Jourdain, William Robert
Current rights
Public Domain
Object detail
Brief Description
The W R Jourdain photograph album contains photographs collected by W R Jourdain in the 1880s and 1890s. William Robert Jourdain is a competitor in many of the images.
The photographs show scenes of Napier and sports events. The sports depicted are rowing, athletics, rugby or football (as it was known in the 1890s), and cycling. Many of the cycling photographs portray the Wanderers' Bicycle Club. Many of the people and events in the photographs are identified and dated. Amongst the photographs are a few newspaper cuttings such as: Football Reminiscences, New Zealand Team of 1884.
The photographs are numbered: 1422 - 1501.
The photographs show scenes of Napier and sports events. The sports depicted are rowing, athletics, rugby or football (as it was known in the 1890s), and cycling. Many of the cycling photographs portray the Wanderers' Bicycle Club. Many of the people and events in the photographs are identified and dated. Amongst the photographs are a few newspaper cuttings such as: Football Reminiscences, New Zealand Team of 1884.
The photographs are numbered: 1422 - 1501.
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Blue linen cover with gold embossed printing on the front cover; black & white photographs glued to cardboard pages; black ink printed on paper, typed labels in blue ink.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 292 x 255mm
Signature/Inscription
Album 11. Photos collected by W R Jourdain, Label, Handwritten
The Jourdain Album. This is a collection of photographs of sporting activities in Napier in the Nineties. Collected by W R Jourdain, Label, Typed
The Jourdain Album. This is a collection of photographs of sporting activities in Napier in the Nineties. Collected by W R Jourdain, Label, Typed
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
1880s-1890s
Current rights
Public Domain
Caption
Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 48/46
Credit line
gifted by Napier Public Library
Other number(s)
48/46, Album 11, 68203
Accession number
48/46
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