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South Sea Islanders

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309D

Scope and Contents

A collection of photographs mounted on card with handwritten captions on the reverse of the mounts. No record has been found of the firm W. and E. Dufty (their stamp on the reverse of the print mounts gives the firm’s location no more explicitly than ‘South Sea Islands’), but it would seem almost certain that it was connected with the work of Francis H. Dufty, a photographer in Levuka in 1871.

Dates

  • Creation: 1875

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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).

Biographical / Historical

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.

Extent

3 item(s) (3 images)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition apart from overall yellowing.

Existence and Location of Copies

This collection is available on microfiche: Oceania, fiche number 4.

General

This collection level description was entered by WS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Originator(s)

Dufty Brothers

Includes index.
Date
2006-10-24 15:40:02+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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