Alfred James Tattersall (  1866 –  1951) was a New Zealand photographer  who lived in Samoa for most of his life and contributed a significant collection of images of the Pacific Island country and its peoples during the colonial era. Tattersall moved to Samoa in 1886 to work as an assistant in the studio of J. Davis. When Davis died in 1893 Tattersall over his studio and negative collection. He went on to live in Samoa from 1886 to 1951, including the volatile era when Britain, Germany and the United States were vying for control of the Samoa Islands. Many of his photographs are significant in the history of Samoa and covered eras such as German Samoa (1900 - 1914) followed by the country's administration under New Zealand which saw the rise of the pro-independence Mau movement. In 1891, another New Zealander, Thomas Andrew joined Davis and Tattersall. In  1903, Tattersall took over the business when Davis died.Postcards were a popular part of his business which distributed the images around the world. Apart from landmark historical events, Tattersall also photographed hundreds of landscape scenery and studio portraits of Samoans posing in traditional attire.   Gallery Category:New Zealand photographers Category:History of Samoa Category:Photography in Samoa Category: 1861 births Category:1951 deaths Category:New Zealand expatriates in  Sa
Alfred James Tattersall ( 29 March 1866 – 25 November 1951) was a New Zealand photographer , who lived in Samoa for most of his life and contributed a significant collection of images of the Pacific Island country and its peoples during the colonial era. Biography Tattersall was born in Auckland on 29 March 1866.Alfred James Tattersall Museum of New Zealand He moved to Samoa in 1886 to work as an assistant in the studio of J. Davis. When Davis died in 1893 Tattersall over his studio and negative collection. He went on to live in Samoa from 1886 to 1951, including the volatile era when Britain, Germany and the United States were vying for control of the Samoa Islands. Many of his photographs are significant in the history of Samoa and covered eras such as German Samoa (1900 - 1914) followed by the country's administration under New Zealand which saw the rise of the pro-independence Mau movement. In 1891, another New Zealander, Thomas Andrew joined Davis and Tattersall. In the same year, Tattersall married Blanche Yandall. In 1903, Tattersall took over the business when Davis died.Postcards were a popular part of his business which distributed the images around the world. Apart from landmark historical events, Tattersall also photographed hundreds of landscape scenery and studio portraits of Samoans posing in traditional attire. In 1920 Tattersall was appointed as one of the three unofficial members of the new Legislative Council of Western Samoa.Lauofo Meti (2002) Samoa: The Making of the Constitution, National University of Samoa, p17 He contested the 1926 elections to the Council, but was unsuccessful.Legislative Council Elections Samoanische Zeitung, 3 December 1926 He died in Western Samoa on 25 November 1951 at the age of 85.Mr. A.J. Tattersall Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1951, p120 Gallery Category:New Zealand photographers Category:History of Samoa Category:Photography in Samoa Category: 1866 births Category:1951 deaths Category:New Zealand expatriates in Samoa Category:Members of the Legislative Council of Sa
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In 1920 Tattersall was appointed as one of the three unofficial members of the new Legislative Council of Western Samoa.Lauofo Meti (2002) Samoa: The Making of the Constitution, National University of Samoa, p17 He contested the 1926 elections to the Council, but was unsuccessful.Legislative Council Elections Samoanische Zeitung, 3 December 1926
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