Summary

An album containing 58 black and white photographs depicting people of New Britain, New Ireland and Watom Island as well as the Catholic mission on these islands. The photographer is recorded as P.J. Oberreiter.

On the title page is an inscription;
'To His Honour, Brigadier General Evan A. Wisdom, Administer of the Territory of New-Guinea.
The Catholic Mission of The Most Sacred Heart at Vunapope respectfully and gratefully presents this album 12th April 1928'

Physical Description

Wide cream coloured album, with decorative painted felt cover in yellow, red, green and blue, with brown painted spine, containing 25 green card sheets and a cream title page. Album contains 58 black and white photographs adhered to pages with handwritten captions in blue ink underneath all. Embossed in gold on cover: "Album"

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