Ocean Island, ca. 1901-1920 / photographs and postcards taken and/or collected by S. William Bradley

PXA 527/vols. 1-3

fonds

ca. 1901-1920

Graphic Materials, Photographs

853242

3 volumes (332 photographs) - sepia, black & white, colour

The collection consists mainly of photographs and postcards of Ocean Island views, 'white staff' and native Ocean Islanders, their dwellings, social life and customs. It includes photographs of Samuel William Ridley, who went to Ocean Island in 1906 as an assistant engineer, and of his father, Robert R. Ridley, who worked at Ocean Island for the Pacific Phosphate Company 1905-1909.

The collection also includes photographs of Japanese and German ships (including several of SS Opland), and a small number of views taken in other places, including Fiji, Honolulu and Canada.

Volume 1 consists of 113 photographs, Volume 2 has 83 photographs and Volume 3 has 136 photographs

Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -

Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2008-2009

Information about the compilation of the collection was provided by the vendor's agent. Biographical information on Samuel William Ridley and Robert R. Ridley provided by Maslyn Williams, 1984

Keyword subjects:

Ocean Island
Opland (ship)
Ridley, Robert R.

Some of the photographs are dated; some have captions or are titled