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Village scene
Object Number 2004.29.22898
Display Title Village scene
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea. / Port Moresby"; printed on photograph: "1016. Village scene, Port Moresby (Lindt. Melb.)"
Department Photographic
Date 1885
Artist John William Lindt
Culture
  • New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Port Moresby
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 14.605 × 19.05 cm (5 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.)

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