Curator's Corner No 1: the first photograph of Dunedin, 1857

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Toitū Otago Settlers Museum

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Looking at the first known photograph of central Dunedin, taken in 1857.

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@lainey88888 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant that you started on day 1 of the lockdown so informative .Thanks Otepoti from Gaillimh.

@ludmilasakowski9059 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting indeed. Sean is a very eloquent accessible and knowledgeable speaker. Thank you Sean.

@paullister625 4 жыл бұрын

Jen Lister. Thank you from Australia. Fascinating learning about where my family are from - love to see more!

@mikehamblyn5437 4 жыл бұрын

Well done Sean. Enjoyed the bits about the weavers.

@janfrench4691 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Sean. Will re-stream these through the TV this evening.

@leanneross2431 4 жыл бұрын

Loved this thank you!

@raymonddeclifford8783 4 жыл бұрын

I love that you got the correct pronunciation of Waikouaiti and Wakawhite :)

@paperprincess1050 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers, very interesting about the southern cemetery once being the homes of weavers from Paisley

@bmac63 4 жыл бұрын

so interesting, very interested in the weavers at the southern cemetery site prior, my grandfather was sexton there for many years and we knew a lot about the history but I did not realise that,,cheers

@nielszindel1151 4 жыл бұрын

Really neat, thank you. Delia and Niels Zindel.

@gracetaylor6960 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes was interesting. Assume Barr the weaver, was the name behind Barr street?

@toituotagosettlersmuseum9107 4 жыл бұрын

In a sense but it was his eldest son William rather than John who I think the street was named for. William was 17 when he arrived in Otago on the Philip Laing and became a farmer in Kaikorai Valley. He was very active in community affairs, on roads boards, school committees and the like and when Mornington Borough was established he was its first Mayor. He died quite young - in 1887 - and had previously purchased his burial plot to be was exactly where the old hearthstone of the Barr house in Little Paisley had been. So that's where he lies in the Southern Cemetery. I think Elizabeth and Agnes streets are named for his daughters too.