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#2095C A male native standing outside a dwelling, Port Sandwich, Malakula, New Hebrides Albumen photograph, c 1899 (mounted on board) dimensions of image 185 x 140 mm Photographer : Burton Brothers (Muir & Moodie). (Protected, 1899) An exceedingly rare image, taken on Moodie's visit here in 1899, and probably among the earliest photographic images of this area. The image is slightly faded; the board mount shows foxing.