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Ballard, H B, fl. 1866 (photographer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: fl. 1866

Biography

H. B. Ballard was a commercial photographer. He was based at: Beechworth, Victoria 1868; Mount Gambier, South Australia 1880; Singleton, New South Wales 1886. He also produced carte-de-visite in Branxton, New South Wales (Davies and Stanbury 1985, p.128).

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:

 Fonds

Photographs of the Dalwood Vineyards, near Branxton, New South Wales, Australia, 1886

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086B
Scope and Contents An album consisting of mounted prints of various sizes, with printed title page and key to photographs. It was presumably created for the purpose of publicity, with the last page of the album given over to a photograph of John Wyndham, together with a short printed history of his vineyard at Dalwood. This was founded by his father, George Wyndham, who emigrated from Wiltshire in 1827. Having previously studied viticultural methods in Europe, he set up an experimental vineyard of 6 acres...
Dates: 1886
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