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King, Henry, fl. 1873- 1900 (photographer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: fl. 1873 - 1900

Biography

Henry King was a commercial photographer based in Sydney, Australia. In 1873 he worked at J.H. Newman's. From 1879 he appears to have traded as 'Slade and King' with a variety of addresses on George Street (Davies and Stanbury 1985, p.186).

Sources:

Davies, Alan and Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The mechanical eye in Australia: photography 1841-1900'. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 Item

The Australian Laughing Jackass, 1888 - 1889

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/97
Scope and Contents

98 x 145 mm. A studio photograph showing two stuffed kingfishers among arranged vegetation. Photograph by Henry King, Sydney.

Dates: 1888 - 1889
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