Woodbury and Page (fl. 1858-1900) (photographers)

Organization

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: fl. 1858 - 1900

Biography

Walter Woodbury (1834-1885) was an apprentice in a patent office in Manchester from 1849 to 1851. He went to the Australian gold fields in 1852. Woodbury took up professional photography (he invented the 'Woodburytype' process) and emigrated with James Page to Java in 1858. They established the firm of Woodbury and Page in Batavia. Woodbury returned to England in 1863, but the firm continued trading until the end of the century.

Sources:

Lee, Sidney ed. (1900), 'Dictionary of National Biography'. Volume 62. London: Smith, Elder and Co.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Item

Domestic architecture in Sumatra, 1870 - 1900

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302A/34

Scope and Contents

241 x 188 mm. View looking along an unidentified village street in Sumatra. On the left is an impressive house built from wooden panels with decorative inlay work and with a thatched roof with upturned pointed gables.

Dates: 1870 - 1900

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Found in: Cambridge University Library / Photographs of North Africa and Asia

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Subject: Sumatra (island) X