Forty-four vintage photographs (circa 1887-94) of indigenous life in the Bismarck Archipelago and German New Guinea are offered as a collection
Richard Parkinson (1844-1909) is usually considered to have been of German origin, although he was born in the Duchy of Schleswig when it was part of Denmark. Following Germany's establishment of its Pacific Island colonies in the late nineteenth century, Parkinson was officially recognized by the colonial authorities as being..... More