Crew of the Anjou, Auckland Islands

Maker
Duncan, Russell
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
A photograph of the crew of the French Barque Anjou on the Auckland Islands.

The Anjou was shipwrecked 5 February 1905. The twenty-two crew survived on provisions from the provision depot until early May 1905 when they were rescued by the New Zealand Government S.S. Hinemoa. The crew are pictured in the photograph. Possibly the man at the centre of the image is Captain Le Tallec of the Anjou.

Photographer, Russell Duncan.
Date, 8 May 1905.
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph adhered to card in a hardcover album with a leather spine and corners.
Measurements
Height x Width: 146 x 203mm
Height x Width: 240 x 280mm
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
08 May 1905
Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 16235
Credit Line
gifted by Jasper Herrick
Other number(s)
m96/6/2, Album 59, 16235, 81515

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