Photograph of a monument to the German sailors who drowned after their ships were hit by a cyclone during the Samoan Crisis in 1889. The name 'Hans Sieger' is visible on the monument. Written on the back of the photograph: 'A Monument to those lost in the wreckage of the Warship
Sailors--German--Monuments--Samoa--Apia | Monuments--Samoa--Apia--19th century
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Photograph of the passing countryside, taken by Michael Davitt while travelling by train in British Columbia. From Davitt’s tour of Northwest Canada in 1891. Written on the back: ‘Passing view from the train in British Columbia – taken from platform at rear of cars’.
Railroad travel--British Columbia--19th century | British Columbia
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Portrait photograph of [Rachel Isabella Fraser, wife of Marthinus Theunis Steyn, last president of the Orange Free State. Also known as Tibbie?] Photographed by [Edouard] Potterat, Montreux, Switzerland. Written on the recto: ‘R. I. Steyn’, and on the verso: ‘Probably wife of Pre
Steyn, Tibbie, 1865-1955
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Souvenir photograph of Sutherland Falls, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. Photographed by Burton Brothers, Dunedin, New Zealand. Printed on the front of the photograph: ‘4764 The Sutherland Fall near Milford Sound 1904 feet the Highest Waterfall in the World Bu
Fiordland National Park (N.Z.) | Sutherland Falls (N.Z.)
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Cabinet card of Edward Hanlan, Canadian sculler and Alderman for Toronto. Photograph of Edward Hanlan, in shorts and vest, sitting in a rowing boat and holding two sculls. Photographed by James Downey & Sons, photographers, 17 & 19 Eldon Street, South Shields. Written on
Hanlan, Edward, 1855-1908
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Photograph of Samoans standing beside the veranda of a hotel in Apia, Samoa. Written on the back of the photograph: 'Outside the Hotel Apia'. From Michael Davitt's trip from New Zealand to the United States in 1895.
Apia (Samoa) | Hotels--Samoa--Apia--19th century | Samoans
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Photograph of a mining? camp in the Western Australian bush. From Michael Davitt’s tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1895.
Mining camps--Australia--Western Australia--19th century | Landscapes--Australia--Western Australia--19th century
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Photograph of a view from the top of Tunnel Mountain, in Banff National Park, from Michael Davitt’s tour of Northwest Canada in 1891. Written on the back: ‘From the top of Tunnel Mountain (6000 ft) Banff N.W.T. looking up the Bow Valley’.
Banff National Park (Alta.) | Bow River Valley (Alta.)
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Photograph of a procession of Samoans walking to the convent in Apia, Samoa.Written on the back of the photograph: 'Procession of natives carrying wood to the Convent Apia'. From Michael Davitt's trip from New Zealand to the United States in 1895.
Apia (Samoa) | Dwellings--Samoa--Apia--19th century | Samoans
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Photograph of a First Nation canoe and crew in San Juan Bay, taken by Michael Davitt while travelling by steamer in British Columbia. From Davitt’s tour of Northwest Canada in 1891. Written on the back: ‘Indian Canoe racing with my boat on return from San Juan to Victoria – The I
Indigenous peoples--British Columbia | Canoes and canoeing--British Columbia--19th century
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Cabinet card of John Boyle O’Reilly, editor of the Boston Pilot newspaper, member of the Fenian Brotherhood and political activist. Photographed by J.W. Black & Co., 333 Washington Street, Boston. Written on the recto: ‘To Mr. Michael Davitt from his friend John Boyle O’Reill
O’Reilly, John Boyle, 1844-1890
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Cabinet card of Charles Joseph Kickham, journalist, novelist, Young Irelander, and member of the Fenian Brotherhood. Photographed by A. Lesage, ‘photographer to the Catholic hierarchy’, 40 Lower Sackville Street, Dublin. Printed on the verso is also this notice: ‘The whole of A.
Kickham, Charles Joseph, approximately 1826-1882
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