Rob Wright1953A quiet street scene in Labasa on Vanua Levu
[Fiji in the Forties and Fifties, pl. 61]
Book illustration, based on gelatin silver print
Private collection of Ginnie MarlowUsed with the kind permission of Ginnie Marlow and Thomson Pacific Ltd.
This photograph is included in the book "Fiji in the Forties and Fifties" Photography by Rob Wright, Text by Sir Ian Thomson, Edited by Peter Thomson (Thomson Pacific Ltd., 1994, ISBN: 0473027402)
Accompanying text in book:
"The Majestic Theatre catered for both English and Hindustani speakers, with most of the films shown being in the latter of the two languages, the bulk of the Labasa population being Indians."
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