| Accession No |
1802.3359
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Russian Jack
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| Brief Description |
Sepia-toned photograph of Russian Jack showing a man wearing an old coat and hat, with a filled sack over each shoulder and a square metal bucket held on his right arm.
Bernet Krumin, also known as Russian Jack and Barney the Swagger, was born in Latvia on 26 March 1878. He came to New Zealand in the "Star of Canada" which was wrecked at Gisborne on 3 June 1912. He spent 50 years walking around the lower North Island of New Zealand as a swagman, carrying his possessions in a bag and moving from farm to farm to find short-term work before taking to the road again. He passed away on 19 September 1968.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
Reynolds, Keith E (d.Circa 1998)
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| Primary Prod Date |
1963
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| Primary Prod Period |
20th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
North Island/Aotearoa/New Zealand
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| Measurement Reading |
10.5 x 15cm
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| Signature/Marks |
Russian Jack / 1563
[P/P/&A]
Acc 6871
WANGANUI PUBLIC MUSEUM / PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION / No./ REPRODUCTION WITHOUT / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.
WANGANUI REGIONAL MUSEUM / COPYRIGHT
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