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Johnnie Solomon [B 14939] • Photograph

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Summary

Portrait of Johnnie Solomon (image is featured in the book 'Celebrating a Century at Poonindie'). Poonindie was established as an Aboriginal mission in 1850 on the land of the Barngarla people

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.7 cm x 15.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1920

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Solomon, John William, 1853-1942
Aboriginal Australians

Catalogue record

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Historical information

Johnnie (John William) Solomon was born about 1853, to George Solomon and his Aboriginal wife Rathoola. After Rathoola's death in 1858, Johnnie (and his brothers George, 1850-1878 and Emanuel, 1855-1922) were sent to Poonindie Mission where he lived for the remainder of his life.

Digitisation information

Date

22/05/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,387 x 3,083 pixels (7.4 MP)

Size

22.11 MB

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