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Smithson has pencilled '29/12' next to the following notes: '30. On Sunday the men affect white lava lava with white drill coats but wear no hats the women however wear long loose dresses with hats and shoes. They all make profession of christianity a good number however being catholics'.

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Smithson has pencilled '23/5' next to '56. First all sitting'.

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Smithson has pencilled '22/2' next to the following notes: '14. Tho' apparently far away from civilization yet reminded unexpectedly by sewing machine. Usual mode of getting to Apia by Kawwan 40 tons only - leaving at 5 p.m. but as it there was a rumour that U.S.N.Z. boat to call Kawwan was to leave at 3. However Haurots arrived 1.30 - Kawwan 5. Weird scene on deck native sleeping'.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of glass lantern slides, 82 x 82 mm, mostly of Samoa, taken by John Snowden Smithson. Smithson visited Samoa on holiday and presumably the remaining slides (5 of them unidentified, 13 of Yosemite National Park and 10 of Ceylon), together with a map, date from the same period. None of the slides are captioned, but the first 91 slides have numbers on their left hand corners, running from 20/10 to 30/9, with a few gaps, and presumably represent the sequence in which the...

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Smithson has pencilled '27/9' next to '28.'

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Smithson has pencilled '27/3' next to '10. Thatching made species of sugar cane'.

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244 x 181 mm. View looking towards the circular thatched building, with a group of Samoan nobles seated on the ground in front and a group of soldiers on parade in the foreground. The caption reads 'This is the King of Samoa's Palace. The soldiers are the Kings of Honolulu who went to Samoa and endeavoured to take the island. I got it mostly to show the Kings Palace'.

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Smithson has pencilled '27/5' next to '71. Wooden bell - calling people to church'.

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Smithson has pencilled '29/10' next to the following notes: '45. House. Some coffee also pine apples - not the season when there. It is customary from time to time for one village to visit another especially if there is some object such as a wedding or a cricket match - this visit called a melanga meaning visit - '.

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Smithson has pencilled '25/7' next to '48. Wild pigeons are poentiful [sic] - excellent eating'.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of glass lantern slides, 82 x 82 mm, mostly of Samoa, taken by John Snowden Smithson. Smithson visited Samoa on holiday and presumably the remaining slides (5 of them unidentified, 13 of Yosemite National Park and 10 of Ceylon), together with a map, date from the same period. None of the slides are captioned, but the first 91 slides have numbers on their left hand corners, running from 20/10 to 30/9, with a few gaps, and presumably represent the sequence in which the...

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Smithson has pencilled '1 22/1' at the top of the accompanying typescript.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of glass lantern slides, 82 x 82 mm, mostly of Samoa, taken by John Snowden Smithson. Smithson visited Samoa on holiday and presumably the remaining slides (5 of them unidentified, 13 of Yosemite National Park and 10 of Ceylon), together with a map, date from the same period. None of the slides are captioned, but the first 91 slides have numbers on their left hand corners, running from 20/10 to 30/9, with a few gaps, and presumably represent the sequence in which the...

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Smithson has pencilled '28/12' next to '21. View from road to Vailima'.

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Smithson has pencilled '30/2' next to '80. From main street in Apia'.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of glass lantern slides, 82 x 82 mm, mostly of Samoa, taken by John Snowden Smithson. Smithson visited Samoa on holiday and presumably the remaining slides (5 of them unidentified, 13 of Yosemite National Park and 10 of Ceylon), together with a map, date from the same period. None of the slides are captioned, but the first 91 slides have numbers on their left hand corners, running from 20/10 to 30/9, with a few gaps, and presumably represent the sequence in which the...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of glass lantern slides, 82 x 82 mm, mostly of Samoa, taken by John Snowden Smithson. Smithson visited Samoa on holiday and presumably the remaining slides (5 of them unidentified, 13 of Yosemite National Park and 10 of Ceylon), together with a map, date from the same period. None of the slides are captioned, but the first 91 slides have numbers on their left hand corners, running from 20/10 to 30/9, with a few gaps, and presumably represent the sequence in which the...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of glass lantern slides, 82 x 82 mm, mostly of Samoa, taken by John Snowden Smithson. Smithson visited Samoa on holiday and presumably the remaining slides (5 of them unidentified, 13 of Yosemite National Park and 10 of Ceylon), together with a map, date from the same period. None of the slides are captioned, but the first 91 slides have numbers on their left hand corners, running from 20/10 to 30/9, with a few gaps, and presumably represent the sequence in which the...

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Smithson has pencilled '25/5' next to the following notes: '17. View of Apia from Rosabel - Tivoli hotel - tower, church no windows singing melodious. Vaea mountain. R.L.S. buried at top [Robert Louis Stevenson's tomb is situated on the summit of Mt. Vaea]'.

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Smithson has pencilled '22/6' next to the following notes: '15. Apia early morning - cocoa and palms coming down to the water's edge behind which long line of mountains covered with vegetation - misty - Upolu of which Apia is the capital is an island of about 45 miles x 14 and contains 580 square miles - the town consists of one long road running down the beach containing various stores and also government offices, no native houses are on the street but are to be found close behind'.

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Smithson has pencilled '24/6' next to the following notes: '16. Apia can hardly be called a harbour for when the wind blows in a certain direction it is more dangerous to be inside the reef than outside - In March 1889 it was visited by a fearful hurricane in which 3 American and 3 German men of war were wrecked and about 150 lives lost, the British boat Calliope being the onlt [sic] that escaped - To this day the hulk of the German Adler lies on the shore - '.

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Smithson has pencilled '26/4' next to '77. View in Savaii extinct volcanoe'.

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Smithson has pencilled '26/6' next to '78. View in Savaii extinct volcanoe'.

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Smithson has pencilled '29/11' next to '18. From Balcony of Hotel landing stage, no pier or wharf for steamers as water is so shallow'.

Scope and Contents Smithson has pencilled '24/10' next to the following notes: '22. Natives are a fine race men being tall and well proportioned, women whilst young being distinctly good looking - costume of men consists of a waist belt or lava lava of coloured print reaching to the knees and in some cases a vest or singlet is worn as well; the women in addition to the lava lava s [sic] short or long bodice with or without sleeves generally the latter they are very fond of bright colours, pale pink with...