ATLAS / WORLD HISTORY IN PICTURES

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1874–1970 CEIn-depth study
Alfred Burton, Labour Men, Rewa River, Fiji, June 1884. Te Papa associates the group with Fijian people; it is not catalogued as Indian indentured migrants. Whole negative frame and inscription retained.
Picture source & rightsAlfred Burton / Burton Brothers studio / Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa · C.017409 · No Known Copyright Restrictions (New Zealand law) · Whole-frame reduced WebP derivative · Licence terms

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Fiji: cession, labour and the terms of independence

A Rewa River photograph, migration records and constitutional documents connect colonial rule with labour and political representation. This focused chapter distinguishes Indigenous Fijian workers, Indian indentured migrants and the unequal terms of inclusion before and at independence.

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1899–1962 CEIn-depth study
Flag-raising at Mulinuʻu, Apia, 1 March 1900. Thomas Andrew’s photograph shows a German colonial ceremony, not the 1929 Mau parade; it cannot establish the participants’ consent.
Picture source & rightsThomas Andrew / Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa · C.001438 · No Known Copyright Restrictions (New Zealand law) · Unchanged JPEG · Licence terms

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Samoa: colonial rule, the Mau and independence

A colonial photograph, Samoan testimony and constitutional records connect partition, resistance and the independence of Western Samoa. This focused chapter distinguishes changing administrations, women’s organizing and the limits of political inclusion.

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