Bartlett & Co. (Auckland, New Zealand) 1860s The unfortunate man. Written by Mr J. Small and sung by him for upwards of 2,500 nights in the Australian and New Zealand colonies
A photograph of Auckland balladeer Joe Small, standing in front of a painted landscape background and looking miserable, illustrating his ballad, titled 'The unfortunate man'. The poem details the subject's vicissitudes in his search for gold, including being robbed and imprisoned for digging without a licence
