Swimming postman collecting mail from a ship, Tonga
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| Caption | Lowering a bucket of letters from a ship to a swimming postman off the island of Niuafo'ou, Tonga, where there is no safe inshore anchorage for a ship to dock. Illustration for The Story of the British Empire (Amalgamated Press, 1939), a part series that was discontinued at the beginning of WW2 because of paper shortages. |
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| Creator | English Photographer (20th century) |
| Artwork medium | black and white photograph |
| Credit | Look and Learn |
| Search stock images by keyword | British Empire communications mail post lowering bucket letters ship swimming postman Tonga Tongan collecting Pacific Islands Pacific Ocean Niuafoou jobs occupations employment working workers Polynesia Polynesian Niuafo'ou |
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| M487321 | Hi-res: 3,956 x 5,288 pixels Lo-res: 865 x 1,156 pixels |
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