Olosega and Ofu Islands

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Title

Olosega and Ofu Islands

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This photograph depicts the islands of Olosega (foreground) and Ofu (background) that are part of the Manu'a group of islands in American Samoa. The highest visible point on Olosega is Mount Piumafua. The photographer's position is on the shoreline of the island named Ta'u. Thomas Andrew: Photographer of Samoa This photograph is part of a large collection of images taken by Thomas Andrew, a New Zealander who lived in Samoa from 1891 to 1939. Andrew is best known for his studio portraits, but ...

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Format

Image

Date created

1890-1910

Creator

Thomas Andrew

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/113860

Related subjects

Islands / Seas / Beaches / Manu'a Islands (American Sāmoa) / Olosega (American Sāmoa) / Ofu (American Sāmoa) / American Sāmoa / Sāmoan / silver / photographic gelatin / sheet glass / photographic plates / black-and-white negatives / gelatin dry plate negatives / Tau / Sāmoa

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