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Dufty Brothers (fl. 1871-1892) (photographers)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: fl. 1871 - 1892

Biography

Francis H. Dufty arrived in Levuka, Fiji in June 1871. His brother, Alfred W. B. Dufty, arrived to join him from Sydney on 29th December 1871. They opened a photographic and jewellery business next to the 'Fiji Times' office in Levuka. Alfred Dufty moved to Suva in 1883 and Francis followed in 1886. Alfred eventually left Fiji for Sydney in June 1887. Francis returned to Melbourne in 1892.

Sources:

'Fiji handbook 1879'

'Cyclopaedia of Fiji (1907), Sydney, N.S.W.: Cyclopaedia Co. of Fiji.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Buroo and Thocku, Ouëa Island natives, 1875

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309D/2
Scope and Contents

119 x 174 mm. An elaborate studio portrait of two natives standing among a simulated outdoor setting of rocks, palm fronds and other vegetation. Ouëa is presumably Ouvea, one of the Loyalty Islands, north-east of New Caledonia.

Dates: 1875
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / South Sea Islanders
 Item

Eake, New Caledonian woman, 1875

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309D/1
Scope and Contents

120 x 183 mm. A half-length studio portrait of a bare breasted New Caledonian woman.

Dates: 1875
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / South Sea Islanders
 Item

Kaleko, Lifu Island native, 1875

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309D/3
Scope and Contents

120 x 177 mm. A view showing a Lifu Island man, armed with a wooden club and standing in a similar studio set-up to the previous plate. Lifu is the largest of the Loyalty Islands.

Dates: 1875
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / South Sea Islanders

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Loyauté, Îles (island group) 2
Nouvelle-Caledonie (island) 1
Ouvéa (island) 1
 

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