Moturua Island, Bay of Islands
Maker
Duncan, Russell
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
View of Moturua Island in the Bay of Islands, possibly taken in 1914.
The photograph has been taken from the base of a hill. In the foreground five men are in the process of working in a trench. A note on the album page reads: Moturua Island. Searching for bottle buried by Marion's [Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (1724-1772)] expedition, June 1772.
Photographer, Russell Duncan.
The photograph has been taken from the base of a hill. In the foreground five men are in the process of working in a trench. A note on the album page reads: Moturua Island. Searching for bottle buried by Marion's [Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (1724-1772)] expedition, June 1772.
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): Height x Width x Depth/Length: 233 x 310 x 33mm
Photograph: Height x Width: 146 x 203mm
Photograph: Height x Width: 146 x 203mm
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Subject period
Subject date
1914?
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 16366
Credit Line
gifted by Jasper Herrick
Other number(s)
m96/6-7, Album 7, 16366, 81760
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