Holloway, Robert E, 1850 - 1904 (photographer)
Biography
Robert E. Holloway was born on August 30th 1850 in Barton-upon-Humber, England. His father was William Holloway, a school teacher. Robert E. Holloway emigrated to Newfoundland in 1874, in order to take up the post of Principal of St John's Wesleyan College. He married Henrietta Palfrey in St John's in 1878. He was fascinated by science, giving many demonstrations and lectures. He was also a keen photographer. Photographs taken by Holloway were used on two Newfoundland postage stamps and on a Canadian banknote. In 1896 he founded a photographic society for amateurs. Holloway died on September 14th 1904. His daughter, Elsie, and his son opened the Holloway Studio on the north side of Henry Street. Elsie became a popular portrait photographer (Cooke, pp.477-478).
Sources:
Cook, Ramsay ed. (1994), 'Dictionary of Canadian Biography'.
Volume XIII - '1901-1910'. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
No. 2041. Old time sealers forcing through the Narrows, 1880 - 1904
205 x 151 mm. Showing two steam vessels forcing their way through into the frozen harbour of St. John's.
Views in Newfoundland, circa 1880-1904, 1880 - 1904
Contains loose prints, of various sizes but mainly measuring approximately 290 x 135 mm and 200 x 150 mm. All but numbers 31 and 32 are by Holloway, these two are by an unknown photographer.
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