quality of printing and mounting that followed . The photograph of the Axmann family group from 1894-95 , which we attribute to Tattersall and is held by the Grapengiesser family , in Auckland , displays extraordinary clarity and tonality for a print that is 120 years old ( see it on page 149 ). The quality of its mounting on card has been a factor in its survival as well as good storage since its arrival in Auckland in 1933 .
The photo of a large picnicking group , apparently at Papaloloa near Apia in 1907 , shown at right , is an ample demonstration of both Alfred Tattersall ’ s skill as a location photographer , and the incomparable nature of his legacy . Superb and previously unknown Tattersall images have been found in family collections during research for this eBook . This image , received in February 2016 from the Traub family , in Jugenheim , Germany , is a typical example ( Johannes Traub was the
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