Beulah Lowe photographic collection of Milingimbi mission, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, 1950-1952 [picture] / Beulah Lowe
- Bib ID:
- 4389261
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Lowe, Beulah
- Description:
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- between 1950 and 1952
- 34 photographs : b&w ; 8.9 x 6.4 or smaller.
- 43 negatives : b&w ; 9 x 6 or smaller.
- Summary:
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"Collection of photographs of the 'Makarata' or peacemaking ceremony, which took place at Milingimbi in 1951. The ceremony was also photographed by Fritz Goro (Life magazine photographer) and Axel Poignant, who was acting as his assistant. Beulah was the teacher employed by the Methodist Overseas Mission at Milingimbi mission station, Arnhem Land and acted as interpreter for the photographing of the children's story, 'Bush Walkabout'. She was there during Axel Poignant's first visit with Fritz Goro in 1951 and in 1952 when Axel went to Milingimbi after his period on the Liverpool River (Nagalarramba)"--Information from acquisition documentation.
- Notes:
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- Title devised by cataloguer based on information from acquisition documentation.
- PIC Album 1127 #PIC/12241/1-34 copy Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Related Material:
- Axel and Roslyn Poignant papers; Located at; National Library of Australia Manuscript collection MS 7623.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Donated by Roslyn Poignant, 2008.
- Subject:
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- Methodist Church -- Missions -- Northern Territory -- Milingimbi -- Photographs
- Aboriginal Australians -- Missions -- Northern Territory -- Milingimbi -- Photographs
- Corroborees -- Photographs
- Aboriginal Australians -- Rites and ceremonies -- Photographs
- Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Education -- Northern Territory -- Milingimbi -- Photographs
- Photographers -- Australia -- Portraits
- Milingimbi (N.T.) -- Photographs
- Arnhem Land (N.T.) -- Photographs
- Occupation:
- Photographers
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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Out of Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Created/Published Date is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1952
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