'Natives at Bon Springs Waiting for Xmas distribution'

Archive Collections / Aborigines' Friends' Association / Series AA1/12 / 'Natives at Bon Springs Waiting for Xmas distribution'

Image: Front view of several rows of men, women and children kneeling on the ground. In front of the people are six or more full sacks probably filled with supplies. There are several shelters in the background. There are three prints of this image.

Annotations:
First print: 'Flour, Fruit, Lollies Sugar Tea & Clothes.', 'Natives at Bon [Bond] Springs Waiting for Xmas distribution'.
Second print: Flour, fruit, lollies, sugar, tea, clothes.', 'Natives at Bon [Bond] Springs waiting for their Christmas distribution.'
Third print: 'Duplicate.', 'Flour, fruit.., sugar, tea, cl..' [these notes are part of the image and is a partial photographic copy of the annotations of the second print].

Captioned: 'Bon [Bond] Springs Station'

Other information: First print: This photo probably taken by the missionary, Ernest E Kramer (see AA 669), see Series AA 1/25/1 for handwriting sample with a signature. Photographic paper is marked 'VELOX' repeated diagonally and 'KODAK PRINT'. Third print: 6.25x8 in enlargement.

Negatives on file: 35mm b/w film

Photographed in: Northern Territory.

CreatorAborigines' Friends' Association
ControlAA 1/12/1
Date Range1930  -  1930
Quantity 0.1cm,   1   photographic print
FormatsLoose Photographic Prints
Series AA1/12