Joseph Klein with King Mata’afa Iosefo and other Samoan chiefs, 1880
Apia, Samoa

King Mata’afa Iosefo (seated, in white) was a paramount chief and one of three rivals vying for Samoa’s kingship. Standing behind him is American correspondent for the New York World and the Associated Press, John C. Klein. During the First Samoan Civil War, Klein acted as a military advisor to King Mata’afa.

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-B2- 4052-4