Captain Francis Sinclair

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Captain Francis Sinclair

Kingdom of Hawai'i (annexed by United States),O'ahu, Honolulu, Hawaiian, no date
Photographs
Albumen silver print
Secondary support: 3 15/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10 × 6.35 cm)
Partial gift of Mark and Carolyn Blackburn and purchased with funds from LACMA's 50th Anniversary Gala and FIJI Water (M.2015.33.1380)
Art of the Pacific
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

Francis Sinclair was a captain who later was lost at sea. His widow, Elizabeth Sinclair, moved from New Zealand to Canada, finally settling in Hawai'i....
Francis Sinclair was a captain who later was lost at sea. His widow, Elizabeth Sinclair, moved from New Zealand to Canada, finally settling in Hawai'i. She is most remember for purchasing the island of Ni'ihau for $10,000. Her decendants, the Robinson family, continue to own the island today. (source: "The Sinclairs of Pigeon Bay, or "The Prehistory of the Robinsons of Ni'ihau': An essay in historiography, or 'tales their mother told them' Jstor)
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