Watson's Queensland album of photographic scenery
Scope and Contents
A commercial album containing ten mounted prints mainly 205 x 150 mm, with printed title page and captions. Published by Watson and Co., Queen Street, Brisbane. Photographed by John Watson.
Dates
- Creation: 1873
Creator
- John Watson and Co (fl. 1855-1875) (photographers) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
John Watson was a commercial photographer. He was active in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, from 1855 to circa 1875. Watson had studios in: Edward Street, North Brisbane 1855 (this was a branch of Glaisters, Sydney); Queen Street, Brisbane, 1862-1875; Stanley Street, South Brisbane 1874.
Extent
10 item(s) (10 images)
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection is available on microfiche: Australasia, fiche number 17.
General
This item level description was entered by MJC and NE using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
John Watson and Co
- Date
- 2006-08-02 09:02:49+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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