Photograph, Oyster Fleet; Unknown Photographer; 1895; BL.P488
Photograph, Oyster Fleet
About this object
This is a photograph of a fleet of oystering ships taken from the town wharf at Bluff around 1895.
Oystering has been economically important in the region since the 1860s, where it began commercially in the shallow waters around Rakiura (Stewart Island). The shallow beds were decimated quickly and the focus of the industry moved towards Bluff in 1879 when deeper-water oyster beds were found in the Foveaux Strait.
Since the beginning of oystering in the area, there was always a race to get the first catch back to shore and this practice continues to this day; some vessels now being met by helicopters for the swiftest delivery possible.
Oceania, New Zealand, South Island, Southland, Bluff
Maker Maker RolePhotographer
Date Made1895
Inscription and Marks
On reverse, handwritten in pen at top 'BLUFF OYSTER FLEET', then 'TAKEN AT BLUFF ABOUT 1895'
Beneath h/w in pencil 'Taken from Town Wharf.' and 'P453'
H/w in pencil at bottom L corner 'P488'
h 124 mm x w 170 mm
Period1890s
Object Type Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Medium and Materialsorganic, vegetal, processed materials, paper, photographic paper
Object numberBL.P488
Copyright Licence
No rights reserved - no known copyright restrictions
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