Original Woodlark Island Papua New Guinea Photo U. S. Navy Owen Bragg c1910s Mom

Original Early 20th-Century Gelatin Silver Photograph. Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea. Offered here is an authentic, original gelatin silver photograph taken on Woodlark Island (Papua New Guinea) during the early 20th century, approximately 1910s-1920s. This is not a postcard, reproduction, or later print. It is an original photographic print produced from a period negative, with the expected paper texture, tonal depth, and aging consistent with early field photography.

The photograph depicts a large group of indigenous Melanesian men posed during a documented contact or survey period, with U. Navy personnel visible in frame wearing tropical service uniforms and pith helmets. Several individuals wear identification tags, consistent with anthropological, census, or naval survey documentation practices of the era.

The image is hand-identified on the margin as. This handwritten attribution provides direct period provenance, identifying the photograph as owned, taken, or retained by a named U.

Navy serviceman active in the South Pacific. Photographs from Woodlark Island with. Comparable images are typically held in museum, university, or national archives, and most surviving examples lack this level of attribution. Medium: Gelatin silver photographic print.

Condition: Good antique condition overall. Please review all photos carefully; they form part of the description.

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