Dufty Brothers (fl. 1871-1892) (photographers)

Organization

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: fl. 1871 - 1892

Biography

Francis H. Dufty arrived in Levuka, Fiji in June 1871. His brother, Alfred W. B. Dufty, arrived to join him from Sydney on 29th December 1871. They opened a photographic and jewellery business next to the 'Fiji Times' office in Levuka. Alfred Dufty moved to Suva in 1883 and Francis followed in 1886. Alfred eventually left Fiji for Sydney in June 1887. Francis returned to Melbourne in 1892.

Sources:

'Fiji handbook 1879'

'Cyclopaedia of Fiji (1907), Sydney, N.S.W.: Cyclopaedia Co. of Fiji.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Item

Buroo and Thocku, Ouëa Island natives, 1875

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309D/2

Scope and Contents

119 x 174 mm. An elaborate studio portrait of two natives standing among a simulated outdoor setting of rocks, palm fronds and other vegetation. Ouëa is presumably Ouvea, one of the Loyalty Islands, north-east of New Caledonia.

Dates: 1875

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Found in: Cambridge University Library / South Sea Islanders

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Subject: Ouvéa (island) X