Title
Album of Photographs of Tahiti
Date
c. 1880
Format
Description
An unknown traveler created this album of photos of Tahiti in the late 19th century. It includes landscapes, prominent buildings, activities including copra making and spear fishing, and studio portraits of Tahitians. Early photographic images of Pacific Islanders inform our understanding of European concepts and stereotypes of island people.
Extent (Pages, Duration, Dimensions)
30 mounted photographic prints
Is Part Of
Pacific Collection, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library
Page Location
46