Christ Church, Russell, Bay of Islands
Maker
Duncan, Russell James
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
View of Christ Church (1835) at Russell in the Bay of Islands, possibly taken in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. The photograph has been taken from the grave yard looking towards one side of the church. The building is partially obscured by trees.
The grave in the foreground marks the resting place of six men from the 18-gun sloop HMS Hazard who died defending the Northland town, then known as Kororāreka, on 11 March 1845.
Photographer, Russell Duncan.
The grave in the foreground marks the resting place of six men from the 18-gun sloop HMS Hazard who died defending the Northland town, then known as Kororāreka, on 11 March 1845.
Photographer, Russell Duncan.
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Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph mounted in an album.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Album (closed): Length x Width x Depth: 278 x 352 x 72mm
Photograph: Height x Width: 156 x 220mm
Photograph: Height x Width: 156 x 220mm
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Subject period
Subject date
1890s-1910?
Current rights
Credit Line
gifted by Jasper Herrick
Other number(s)
m/96/6/6, Album 6, 16212, 81569
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