Hans Elberg and family

A group photograph believed to be of Hans Elberg, Assistant [Lieutenant Governor] at Holsteinborg 1850-54, and later Governor 1854-73, with his wife Martha and three children. Their clothes represent a fusion between Inuit and Nordic clothing. The Phoenix visited Holsteinborg between 8 and 17 June 1854.

Object Details

ID: G4263
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Inglefield, Edward Augustus
Events: Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Belcher, 1852-1854
Date made: 8-17 June 1854
Exhibition: Freeze Frame; Inglefield Expedition
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 162 mm x 212 mm