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A man wearing white clothes and a straw hat, and two Papua New Guinean men, walking in shallow water beside a dinghy
A man wearing white clothes and a straw hat, and two Papua New Guinean men, walking in shallow water beside a dinghy

A man wearing white clothes and a straw hat, and two Papua New Guinean men, walking in shallow water beside a dinghy

Date1961-1972
Object numberANMS1279[240]
NamePhotograph
MediumPhotographic paper
DimensionsOverall: 89 x 90 mm
Copyright© Estate of Denis George
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the George Family and Adrian Jackson
Image Not Available for Colour photograph of two Papua New Guinean men on a boat, one of whom is wearing glasses, with water and land in the background
Colour photograph of two Papua New Guinean men on a boat, one of whom is wearing glasses, with water and land in the background
Peter Wilson, Director, Department of Primary Industries
1961-1972
Two Papua New Guinean men and a child, with one of the men sitting beside a pile of pearl shells, and the other sitting on a metal cylinder at a machine
Two Papua New Guinean men and a child, with one of the men sitting beside a pile of pearl shells, and the other sitting on a metal cylinder at a machine
1961-1972
The back of a man, who is sitting on the edge of a boat, wearing a white shirt and straw hat
The back of a man, who is sitting on the edge of a boat, wearing a white shirt and straw hat
1961-1972
Image Not Available for Denis George, Woman wearing a traditional headress, Denis George's son and two Papua New Guinean men, all standing underneath a shade cover
Denis George, Woman wearing a traditional headress, Denis George's son and two Papua New Guinean men, all standing underneath a shade cover
1961-1972
A man wearing a white shirt and shorts, and a Papua New Guinean man, on a wooden pearl production raft
A man wearing a white shirt and shorts, and a Papua New Guinean man, on a wooden pearl production raft
1961-1972
Colour photograph of three Papua New Guinean men walking on to a wooden pearl production raft
Colour photograph of three Papua New Guinean men walking on to a wooden pearl production raft
1970
Photograph of four Papua New Guinean men, beside a wharf, opening pearl shells
Photograph of four Papua New Guinean men, beside a wharf, opening pearl shells
1961-1972
Image Not Available for Denis George, with his son beside him, showing an object to three Papua New Guinean men
Denis George, with his son beside him, showing an object to three Papua New Guinean men
1961-1972
A Papua New Guinean man sitting on a wharf, holding an opened pearl shell, with pearl shells beside him on the wharf
A Papua New Guinean man sitting on a wharf, holding an opened pearl shell, with pearl shells beside him on the wharf
1961-1972
Image Not Available for Denis George, with his son beside him, showing a Papua New Guinean man a pearl shell in his hands
Denis George, with his son beside him, showing a Papua New Guinean man a pearl shell in his hands
1961-1972
Negative depicting two men in shallow water beside a small jetty with a dinghy
Negative depicting two men in shallow water beside a small jetty with a dinghy
Gervaise Churchill Purcell
1946-1962
Strip of four colour negatives, the first two of a Papua New Guinean man, sitting, and wearing a green shirt, and the final two of a camera, underwater camera case, underwater camera and two air tanks, sitting on the ground
Strip of four colour negatives, the first two of a Papua New Guinean man, sitting, and wearing a green shirt, and the final two of a camera, underwater camera case, underwater camera and two air tanks, sitting on the ground
c 1994