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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: PeeCeeBee on Wednesday 26 December 18 23:34 GMT (UK)
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Is there a website or some such with a history of photographers in Australia, and in particular New South Wales.... I have a photograph with the following on the reverse...
The Great Philadelphia Photo Gallery - E. Riisfeldt - 227 King St, Newtown...
I am wanting to try to identify the person in the photo and hence would like to narrow down the year it may have been taken.
I have looked on Trove and found an advert for 1885... but not a lot else... mind you this was just a very quick search.
Any suggestions as to how to find this info would be appreciated.
Regards
PCB
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Hi,
This will be of interest to you.
Emil Riisfeldt was first in China .
https://gwulo.com/node/35363
Scroll right down the long page!
He headed for Australia in late 1873.
Sue
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If you search the Sydney Sands Directory for the studio at that address, that will give you some idea of the years they operated from there.
https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/search-our-collections/sands-directory/sands-search
Modified to add:
For example in 1891 (on page 6)
cdn.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/history/archives/sands/1890-1899/1891-part8.pdf
and in 1893 (on page 5)
cdn.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/history/archives/sands/1890-1899/1893-part4.pdf
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1893 was also the year of his death as my link above states.
RUSFELDT (sic) Emil P
10914/1893
Parents John & Frederika M
At NEWTOWN
Sue
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A couple of mentions which place him at the King Street address
Death at that address 1893
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28264414?
Working from that address 1887
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/108225643
Sue
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Database of the Assessment Books (Council Rates) ...
Kingston Ward should get you to Kings Street ... index
http://www.newtownproject.com.au/ This is an interesting site, but go to http://www.newtownproject.com.au/assessment-a-rate-books/
and select Kingston Ward
and then select 1887, and at page 1 of 23, 4th line down, :) as occupier .... read across to description and assessed value ... notice other valuations, and also that Greenwood was the Ratepayer for several adjacent properties ...
and similar in 1888 and 1891 and 1892
JM
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PCB,
Do you have even a suspicion about the person you think might be the subject of the photo?
If so, if you were to give the name and some details of that person, we may be able to locate him/her, maybe even in the same area as the King Street Studio.
Possibly worth a try.
Sue
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There is a book called "The Mechanical Eye in Australia" 1841-1900 which gives a lot of information about the photographers during this time.
If you can borrow the book on Inter-Library loan, you may find out more.
Jean
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Here are some photographs by Emil Riisfeldt (and co). There are some notes which mention where and when each photograph was taken. It may give you some clues.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/picture/result?q=%22emil+riisfeldt%22~3
Ros
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Many thanks to everyone for your suggestions. That will certainly give me some reading and a way to pinpoint the dates.
I have several photos which are believed to be of the VICKERY family. These were discovered in NSW but have now landed with me in SA.
Joseph Vickery (b.1819, d.1891) arrived in Sydney after firstly arriving in Queensland, in 1878. Several of his siblings had emigrated to SA, but he remained in NSW. He met a cousin, Ebenezer Vickery whilst there, although I have not determined which Ebenezer that may be!
I would love for a photo of someone in this family to turn up, as there are several other gentlemen and they have a family likeness so may lead to other identifications!
Thankyou once again.
PCB
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Men of mark in Methodism - Joseph and Ebenezer VICKERY - illustrated article (i.e. photographs)
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page16428546
Ros
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Some other photographs
Joseph VICKERY (son of Ebenezer) 1930 death and obit http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16673671
Methodist Family gathering 1915 - includes several photographs of family
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155444067 (3 pages)
Mrs Joseph VICKERY in 1930 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16697625
Joseph VICKERY Methodist Printing House 1907 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155454999
Mrs Joseph VICKERY 1906 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155453290
adding : Some more illustrated articles to browse http://www.rootschat.com/links/01n74/
Ros
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Many thanks Ros... I can see that I will have to do some serious research on this section of the family. Whilst all connected, I haven't done a lot of detail on this line... unfortunately no luck with a like photo yet!
Regards
PCB