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Title
View of church, Leone Bay, Tutuila, Eastern Samoa, ca.1897
Creator
Unknown, possibly Tattersall, Alfred John
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1897
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
Archives, Manuscripts and Rare Books Division, The Library, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom
Council for World Missions
University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library
docenquiry@soas.ac.uk
http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/services/
Description
"Leone Bay, Tutuila, Samoa." View of shore with church and hills in the background. One of a set of prints, some stamped "J. Davis". Davis died in 1893 when his studio was taken over by his former assistant, Alfred John Tattersall, who was resident in Samoa from 1886 to 1951. In 1949 the business was bought by Messers H & J Retzlaff of Apia, Samoa, but the negatives were destroyed in the 1966 hurricane.
A mission to Samoa or Navigators Islands was started after a visit by John Williams in 1830, and it became a succesful mission, famous for its educational work. For example, the Malua Theological College was established in 1844 and the Leulumoega High School was established in 1890. A school for girls, called Papauta, was founded in 1892. By 1905 the indigenous Church was well organised and became effectively financially independent in the 1920s. A high percentage of the population was allied to LMS churches. The main LMS mission stations were on the islands of Upolu and Savaii in Western Samoa and Tutuila in Eastern Samoa.
Type
image
Format
albumen prints, 16.5 x 22.1 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m2594 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-SOA-CWM-02-10-004-008
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m2594
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-SOA-CWM-02-10-004-008.jpg
Subject
London Missionary Society
Tattersall, Alfred John, d.1951
Davis, J. d.1893
Religious buildings
Topographical views
Time Period
circa 1897
Place
Samoa
Source
SOAS/CWM/LMS/PAC/PHOTO/01/004/008 [File]
Relation
Council for World Mission/London Missionary Society
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Archives and Manuscripts Division, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, ca.1860-1950
School of Oriental and African Studies
impa-m971

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