These glass plates were presented by Reverend HK Bartlett between October - December 1965. All titles have been transcribed from the original glass plate, where available.

See Albox folder for enlargements, copy prints and negatives.

  1. 'At Bau 1835-1935' - black and white - scene of local people dressed in white, standing in a pattern spelling out "1935".

  2. 'At Bau 1935-1835' - black and white - scene of local people dressed in white in front of church; see also AA21/2/7/17.

  3. 'Thackambaus Grave. Bau' - black and white - several people standing around a grave with obelisk-style grave marker.

  4. 'Ruins of Heathen Temple - Bau' - black and white - steps leading up to the remains of a temple; overgrown.

  5. 'Houses on Is. of Bau' - black and white - group of houses with thatched walls and rooves.

  6. 'School on Hill. Bau' - black and white - people on a flat grassed area in foreground with school building in the background. Shrubbery on hill slope spells out "1835 - 1935".

  7. 'Bau - Chief's Is. Fiji' - second label 'Going to Bau' - black and white - a dozen or so people on a small wooden masted boat with land in the background.

  8. 'Bau, Fiji' - black and white - a man sitting under a large tree.

  9. 'Students at Davuilevu' - colour - view showing five men on a gravel road in a coconut plantation.

  10. 'Davuilevu - Meth. Training Centre. Fiji' - second label 'From Rotuma at Davuilevu' - black and white - group of men in long white tunics and decorative headwear.

  11. 'Finisterre Area' - colour - three men wading through water.

  12. 'Going ashore (Lakeba)' - colour - two row-boats full of people and a small motor boat with island in the background.

  13. 'Landing of Queen Salote (Lakeba)' - colour - men guiding a boat through shallow water, with Queen Salote aboard.

  14. 'Queen Salote at Lakeba' - black and white - Queen Salote walking on a rattan-covered path through a crowd of people.

  15. 'Queen in Chief's House, Lakeba' - colour - Queen Salote sitting in a large wooden-framed house with thatched roof and walls amongst a large group of people.

  16. 'House at Tiarea' - black and white - house with thatched roof and walls with several people visible.

  17. 'Miss Baker & Dr Wilsoni Lagi (Lakeba)' - colour - Miss Baker being carried ashore by Dr Lagi.

  18. 'Lakeba. Service at Beach' - colour - group of seated people attending a church service on the beach.

  19. 'Lakeba' - colour - view of a village on Lakeba Island.

  20. 'Lakeba' - colour - a man climbing a coconut tree with village houses in the background.

  21. 'Levuka (Rev. C. Doley)' - second label 'At Levuka (Rev. C. Doley) Turtle £2' - black and white - Reverend Doley with a group of men and boys with a large turtle on its back on a small rail wagon.

  22. 'Levuka' - colour - two men strolling along a railway line.

  23. 'Levuka' - colour - large group of people in the middle distance, some sitting in a grandstand.

  24. 'Levuka. Old Capital' - colour - view across the harbour with masted boats and wharf in the foreground.

  25. 'Navau R. Fiji' - second label 'Poling canoe down Navau River, Fiji' - colour - on Google Maps the name is Navua River. Two boys poling their way across the river in a small outrigger canoe.

  26. 'Navau R. Fiji' - colour - On Google Maps the name is Navua River. Two men on outrigger canoe.

  27. 'Landing at Somo-somo' - colour - single-funneled passenger ship in the background with people and small boats in the foreground.

  28. 'By Riverside. Somo somo' - colour - three people standing in front of two thatched houses alongside a river.

  29. 'Chief's Wife. Somo Somo' - second label 'Chief's Daughter, Somo Somo' ("Wife" crossed out) - colour - chief's daughter in ceremonial clothing in the foreground and large crowd of people in the background.

  30. 'Our welcome to Somo Somo' - colour - three men standing in the water near the beach with large crowd waiting on the beach.

  31. 'Service at Somo Somo' - colour - large group of people at a church service in the middle distance.

  32. 'Thanksgiving Service, Somo Somo' - colour - large group of people at service in the middle distance.

  33. 'Returning thanks for food' - black and white - man praying over cooked pigs with people seated and standing behind him.

  34. 'Fiji' - second label 'Pool at Somo Somo' - colour - view of a village with pond in the foreground and houses amongst coconut palms behind.

  35. 'Vanualevu from Somo Somo' - black and white - view of Vanualevu Island from an elevated position in Somo Somo.

  36. 'Fijian Band (Suva)' - colour - Fijian brass band marching along street in Suva.

  37. 'Albert Park, Suva' - colour - large group of people in Albert Park in the foreground with a large European-style building in the background.

  38. 'Farewell at Suva' - colour - view from ship of crowd on wharf.

  39. ' in Vita Levu' - colour - now known as Viti Levu (Google Maps). Photo of two houses made from local materials.

  40. 'Early Missionary. Tonga + Fiji' - black and white - copy of a head and shoulders photo of a Fijian missionary, name unknown.

  41. 'Indian Missionary in Fiji' - black and white - copy of a portrait photo of family - husband, wife and two children. Label on slide 'Rev R Deoki 46'. The man is Reverend Ramsey Deoki. A Google search names his wife as Grace Deoki.

  42. 'Fijian Medical Practitioner' - black and white - copy of a head and shoulders photo of a Fijian doctor; looks like Dr Wilsoni Lagi, the subject in AA 21/2/2/17.

  43. 'Fijian Breadfruit' - black and white - copy of a photo of a young Fijian man carrying bunches of breadfruit on a pole on his shoulder.

  44. 'Fijian' - colour - copy of a photo of a Fijian man - head and shoulders with head in profile.

  45. 'Fiji' - black and white - copy of photo showing upper half of Fijian man wearing a neck ornament.

  46. 'Fiji' - black and white - copy of photo showing upper half of Fijian man wearing neck and head ornaments.

  47. 'Fiji. Photo Geo. Brown.' - black and white - copy of photo showing upper half of Fijian man wearing neck ornament. Hair styled into a fan shape; holding a club on his shoulder.

  48. Untitled - black and white - copy of a photo of an older man from a book. The label says 'The boy Seru became the man Cakobau - the bloody king of old Fiji'.

  49. 'Fiji. Photo Geo. Brown.' - black and white - copy of photo showing upper half of Fijian man holding a club.

  50. 'Fiji - 1935' - black and white - Two women and two children. Names on slide are 'Adlini & Saula.

  51. 'Fiji' - second label 'Photographing Choir' - black and white - photo shows a European woman taking a photo of a choir made up mainly of Fijian women. There is one European woman in the body of the choir.

  52. 'Kava Ceremony' - colour - foreground shows men sitting in a circle in a grassed area; more people in the background.

  53. 'Fiji' - colour - group of seated men in ceremonial dress with one man standing in the middle of the group. Spectators holding umbrellas for shade seated in the background.

  54. 'Fiji' - black and white - group of men holding clubs.

  55. 'Fiji' - second label 'Students - Noontide rest' - black and white - three males seated next to a river in forested location.

  56. 'Fiji' - colour - group of people tending what looks like a cooking pit.

  57. 'Fiji' - colour - group of people tending what looks like a cooking pit.

  58. 'Fiji' - colour - young european girl surrounded by vegetation.

  59. 'Fiji' - colour - view from a house looking down on a dirt road with harbour in the background.

  60. 'Fijian Man and Canoe' - colour - man standing on outrigger canoe with bunches of bananas on the deck.

  61. 'Taro & Bread Fruit Plantation. Fiji' - colour - two men standing amongst taro plants with two thatched houses and breadfruit trees in the background.

  62. 'Fiji' - second label 'Baker Memorial' - colour - group of people in front of the Baker Memorial Hall.

  63. 'Fiji - ...any Indians' - second label 'Lautoka' - black and white - part of main label is obliterated. View of buildings with harbour in the background.



Places mentioned: Bau (Fiji), Davuilevu (Fiji), Lakeba (Fiji), Tiarea (Fiji), Finisterre (Fiji), Levuka (Fiji), Navau River (Fiji), Navua River (Fiji), Somo-Somo (Fiji), Vanualevu (Fiji), Vita Levu (Fiji), Viti Levu (Fiji), Suva, (Fiji), Albert Park, (Suva, Fiji), Tonga, Baker memorial Hall (Suva, Fiji).

People mentioned: Queen Salote, Miss Baker, Dr Wilsoni Lagi, Rotuma, Reverend C Doley, Reverend R Deoki, Grace Deoki, Geo Brown, Seru, Cakobau, Adlini, Saula.

CreatorHarry K Bartlett
ControlAA 21/2/2/1 - 63
Quantity   63   Glass plates
FormatsPhotographic Glass Negatives
Series AA21/02