Photographers
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Source of information on Photographers & Studios - see Bibliography. Links to other "Photographers" web sites are also provided.
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
| Photographer / Studio / Links | Location | Dates | Notes |
| AITKEN, John | Breakwater, Geelong | 1889 | |
| Grovedale, Geelong | 1925 | ||
| ANTOANE, H | 175 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1935 | |
| ARCHER,
David Carte-de-visite |
Murray Street, Colac | 1866-1875 | |
| ARCHER, David Jnr | Colac | 1881-1891 | |
| ARNEST, J M | Colac | 1896-1910s | ARNEST & KENT |
| Gellibrand Street, Colac | 1910s-1920 | ||
| Artograph | 3 McCann Street, Geelong | 1941-1942 | |
| ATKINSON, | Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1890-1891 | HUTCHINS & ATKINSON |
| Austral Photographic Studios | 102 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1901-1906 | |
| Austral
Studios Photo |
Grey Street, Hamilton | c.1900 | |
| 102 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1901-1914 | ||
| 92 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1914-1916 | ||
| BALLARD, H Benjamin | Burke Street, Smythesdale | 1865-1866 | |
| BARNES, Robert | Union Street, Geelong | 1866-1867 | |
| BEAR,
William Studio Carte-de-visite |
60 Moorabool Street, Geelong | mid 1880s | |
| BEHERNS, Gustav | Geelong | 1866-1867 | aka George BEHERNS |
| BESELER,
Alfred E b.c.1874 - d.1954 |
Main Street, Bacchus Marsh | 1903-1925 | |
| Bacchus Marsh | 1941-1945 | ||
| BLACK & WEBBE | 63 Pakington Street, West Geelong | 1907 | |
| BLAND, C | Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1926-1933 | |
| BLOCH,
Theodore Studio Photo |
Camperdown | 1888-1889 | aka BLOCK |
| 60 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1888-1891 | ||
| Murray Street, Colac | 1893-1897 | ||
| BONE, William J | Camperdown | 1934 | |
| Colac | 1935-1941 | ||
| BOWER | Cobden | c.1900 | |
| BROOKES, J | Western Districts | early 1890s | BROOKES Photographic Union |
| BROWN, Howard Francis | 151 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1920-c.1940 | |
| BROWN, John W | Camperdown | 1904 | |
| BUGG,
Ernest A Photo 1 Photo 2 |
Cobden Road, Camperdown | 1906-1909 | |
| Colac | 1909-1945 | ||
| CHERRY, Ada C | 45 Clarke Street, Chilwell, Geelong | 1878 | amateur photographer |
| CHIDLEY & Co | High Street, Terang | 1906 | |
| CHUBB, Rowland | Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1903-1904 | |
| Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1906 | ||
| Corner Portrait Gallery | Geelong | 1871-1875 1880s-1889 |
see HARVEY & DUNDEN |
| COOPER | Geelong, Geelong | 1910s | |
| COOPER, Henry Thomas Loats | Geelong, Geelong | pre 1911 | |
| Corio Studio | 188 Ryrie Street, Geelong | pre 1900 | |
| CROWLEY, John A | 34 Fitzroy Street, Geelong | 1918 | |
| CROWLEY, John P | 75 McKillop Street, Geelong | 1917 | |
| de
BALK, Ernst William Eugene b.c.1839 - d.1870 Studio Carte-de-visite |
60 & 62 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1866-1867 | aka von MYLIUS, took over TURNERs Studios |
| de BEAUREGARD, Charles Adolphus | Mercer Place, Geelong | 1884-1885 | |
| DIMOND Brothers (Frederick & Louis R) | 75 Yarra Street, Geelong | 1914-1915 | aka DIDMOND & DIAMOND |
| DUFTY Brothers (Francis, Alfred & Edward) | Colac | Nov 1868 | Travelling photographers |
| Geelong | Dec 1868 | ||
| DUNDEN Carte-de-visite 1 Carte-de-visite 2 |
Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1871-1875 | HARVEY & DUNDEN |
| DURYEA, Theodore & McDONALD, Archibald | Yarra Street, Geelong | 1853-1854 | Skylight Gallery |
| EASTWOOD, Max | Moorabool Street, Geelong | by 1942 to at least 1973 | operating Robert POCKLEY Studio in 1973 |
| Malop Street, Geelong | |||
| Eden Photo Studios | Geelong | c.1912 | |
| Elite Studios | Geelong | 1897-1904 | see William Henry WATTS |
| EVANS, | Geelong | 1927-1928 | GREENHAM & EVANS |
| Geelong Portrait Gallery | 31 Malop Street, Geelong | 1865-1886 | see WILMOT & KEY / George C WILMOT |
| George Leake Studio | 102 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1891-1896 | LEAKE, George (Studio) or WATTS, Wm H |
| GREENHAM & EVANS | Geelong | 1927-1928 | |
| GRUBE, John Henry | Queenscliff | 1860 | aka John Henry HOBART |
| HARVEY
& DUNDEN Carte-de-visite 1 Carte-de-visite 2 |
Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1871-1875 | Corner Portrait Gallery |
| HARVEY,
Alfred Harold Studio Carte-de-visite 1 Carte-de-visite 2 Carte-de-visite 3 Carte-de-visite 4 |
Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1871-1875 | HARVEY
& DUNDEN Corner Portrait Gallery |
| Geelong | 1880-1881 | ||
| Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1888-1889 | ||
| HATCH, A H | 102 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1901-1906 | Austral Photographic Studios |
| HEATH, "Frisky" | Werribee | 1900s | |
| HEATH, J | Queenscliff | 1899 | |
| HEWITT, George H | Colac | 1899-1900 | |
| HINITT, Dennis (Studio) | 28 Malop Street, Geelong | c.1972 | |
| HOBART, John Henry | Queenscliff | 1860 | aka John Henry GRUBE |
| HOLLICK, Miss Ruth | Western District | 1908-1909 | travelling photographer |
| HUSBAND, Thomas | Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1854 | |
| HUTCHINS & ATKINSON | Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1890-1891 | |
| ILSLEY, David | 170 Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1920 | aka ISLEY |
| Ivon Studios | 44 Malop Street, Geelong | 1942-1945 | |
| JARRATT,
Albert Ellingworth b.c.1886 - d.1962 |
Lorne | 1912-1945 | |
| JOHNSON & Co | Malop Street, Geelong | 1856 | |
| JOHNSON, Charles E | Market Street, Geelong | 1855 | JOHNSON & Co |
| Malop Street, Geelong | 1856 | ||
| JOHNSON, W E | Derrinallum | 1914 | |
| KENT, Thomas | Mortlake | 1899 | |
| Colac | 1900s | ||
| KEY,
William b.1844 - d.1893 Biography Studio Carte-de-visite 1 Carte-de-visite 2 Carte-de-visite 3 Carte-de-visite 4 |
31 Malop Street, Geelong | 1865-1886 | WILMOT
& KEY Geelong Portrait Gallery |
| KNIGHT | Malop Street, Geelong | 1861 | |
| KNOX | Camperdown | 1884-1885 | |
| KRUGER,
Fred b.1831 - d.1888 |
Geelong | 1878 | Won
Gold Medal in Geelong in 1879. 1877-1883 travelling photographer. |
| Batesford & Barrabool Hills | 1879 | ||
| Queenscliff | 1881 | ||
| Werribee Park | 1882 | ||
| Lonsdale | 1883 | ||
| Western District | n.d. | ||
| Skene Street, Geelong | 1887-1888 | ||
| La MOILE, F | Yarra Street, Geelong | 1856 | |
| LEAKE,
George Carte-de-visite |
102 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1889-1890 | |
| LEAKE, George (Studio) | 102 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1891-1894 | William H WATTS, manager |
| LOCKWOOD, G | Geelong | 1914 | |
| LOCKWOOD,
J Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 |
Geelong | c.1908 | .Lockwood Studios |
| 102 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1912 | ||
| 92 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1917-1931 | ||
| LOCKWOOD, J P | 136 Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1932-1945 | |
| LONG, Percival | 15 Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1918 | |
| Barwon Heads | 1925-1932 | ||
| MADELEY,
Oswald T Carte-de-visite |
Ondit (Beeac) | cdv | Travelling
photographer MADELEY Portrait Rooms |
| Smythesdale | 1873 | ||
| Rokewood | 1891 | ||
| Birregurra | 1892 | ||
| MARSHALL, Charles | 2 O'Connell Street, West Geelong | 1906-1915 | Photo taken 1917 : Municipal Picnic, Barwon Heads |
| C/- Mrs Nash, Grocer, Mercer Street, Geelong | 1917 | ||
| MASSINGHAM,
George b.c.1850 - d.1931 Biography Studio Carte-de-visite Photo |
Geelong | 1886 |
1887: Moorabool Street (over Franks' Corner) |
| Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1887-1889 | ||
| 169 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1891-1897 | ||
| Latrobe Terrace, Geelong | 1898-1899 | ||
| 28 Latrobe Terrace, Newtown | 1901 | ||
| 26 Latrobe Terrace, Newtown | 1901-1902 | ||
| MATHEWS, William | Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1875 | |
| MATHEWS, William T | Geelong | 1875-1880 | |
|
MATTHEWS & Co Studio Carte-de-visite 1 Carte-de-visite 2 |
60 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1880-1881 | |
|
MATTHEWS & McGILL Studio Carte-de-visite |
60 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1875 | |
| McALPINE, Thomas William | Portarlington | 1877 | |
| Queenscliff | 1877 | ||
| Geelong | 1878 | ||
| near Meredith | 1878 | ||
| McDONALD, Archibald | Yarra Street, Geelong | 1853-1854 | Skylight
Gallery DURYEA & McDONALD |
| McGILL,
Miss Studio Carte-de-visite |
60 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1875 | MATTHEWS & McGILL |
| MELROSE, A W | 170 Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1915-1918 | |
| MEYER Brothers | Lower Malop Street, Geelong | 1926-1929 | Frank MEYER |
| Lower Malop Street, Geelong | 1930-1937 | ||
| MEYER,
Fred Photo |
Spring Street, Geelong | 1899 | |
| Murray Street, Colac | 1901-1913 | ||
| MICHEL, Louis J | Colac | 1899 | |
| Manifold Street, Camperdown | 1900-1903 | ||
| MILLIST, Robert William | Rokewood | 1898 | |
| MONTEATH, Fred | Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1893-1896 | New Studio |
| Natural Photographic House | 56 Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1942-1943 | |
| NERMAN, John S | Lorne | 1899-1900 | |
| NETTLETON, Charles | Geelong | 1862 | travelling
photographer Initially worked for DURYEA & McDONALD |
| New Studio | Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1893-1896 | Fred MONTEATH |
| NOCK, Redmond J | 173 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1917 | |
| NORMAN, John S | Lorne | 1884-1900 | |
| NORTON,
John Studio Carte-de-visite |
Little Market Street, Geelong | 1857-1858 | also travelling photographer |
| York House, Little Malop Street, Geelong | 1861-1891 | ||
| Market Street, Geelong | 1874 | ||
| Market Square, Geelong | 1875 | ||
| Western District | 1875 | ||
| Colac | 1875 | ||
| South Barwon | n.d. | ||
| Malop Street, Geelong | 1891 | ||
| Noble Street, Geelong | 1899 | ||
| ORMEROD, Lionel | Pakington Street, Newtown | 1861 | |
| Market Square, Geelong | 1865 | ||
| Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1866-1867 | ||
| Thomas Street, Geelong | 1868 | ||
| P & T Photos | Geelong | 1918 | |
| POCKLEY,
Robert Advert Photo |
132a Moorabool Street, Geelong | by 1942 to at least 1973 | 1973 - Max EASTWOOD operating the studio |
| Malop Street, Geelong | |||
| PODGER,
Miss Ethel b.c.1890 - d.1951 |
Camperdown | 1927-1945 | |
| POLLOCK, A | Queenscliff | late 1920s | |
| POTTER,
Horace Leslie S b.c.1882 - d.1965 |
89 Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1920-1925 | |
| 90 Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1926-1942 | ||
| Premier Studio | 18 Malop Street, Geelong | 1891-1923 | George Clarke WILMOT |
| Press Studios | 95a Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1941-1942 | . |
| Rialto Studios | Malop Street, Geelong | 1937 | |
| ROBERTS's
Portrait Gallery Studio |
Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1870s | over
Franks' Corner Possibly Jonah ROBERTS? |
| ROBERTS, Jonah | Malop Street, Geelong | 1866-1867 | |
| ROBERTS, T W | Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1861 | |
| ROBERTS, William Francis | Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1861 | formerly of Ryrie Street |
| Market Square, Geelong | c.1862 | ||
| ROBERTSON, Hector | Beech Forest | 1912 | |
| ROCHLITZ, Julius Albert | Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1854 | Daguerreotype Rooms |
| SERGERBERG, Albert O | Colac | 1932-1935 | |
| SHERIDAN, W S | Camperdown | 1920s | |
| SHERIDAN,
Walter Studio Photo |
Cobden Street, Camperdown | 1910-1912 | Camperdown Photographic Studios |
| Camp Street, Camperdown | 1912-1927 | ||
| SIMPSON,
Charles Cheney b.c.1835 - d.1892 Biography |
Queenscliff | 1868 | SIMPSON was a Chemist in Queenscliff |
| Skylight Gallery | Yarra Street, Geelong | 1853-1854 | See DURYEA & McDONALD |
| SPARKE, Archibald Kinnear | 40 half Yarra Street, North Geelong | 1858 | |
| STANESBY,
Robert Ridley b.c.1862 - d.1941 Biography |
Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1895-1896 | |
| STANESBY, Robert Ridley Jnr b.c.1887 - d.1961 Biography |
Malop Street, Geelong | 1930-1932 | It appears that Robert Ridley STANESBY Jnr was the photographer operating 1930-1932. |
| Star Portrait Co | 190 Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1893 | |
| STEELE, Thomas | Terang | 1910-1923 | |
| SUTHERLAND, James W | Bacchus Marsh | 1910s | |
| TAYLOR, Richard | 16 Great Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1866-1868 | |
| THOMPSON, Richard Q | Queenscliff | 1927-1928 | |
| Queenscliff | 1937-1938 | ||
| TURNER,
Joseph Studio Carte-de-visite Photo |
24 Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1856 | |
| 60 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1857-1864 | Turner & Co. | |
| 66 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1865-1867 | TURNER's New Portrait Rooms | |
| Latrobe Terrace, Geelong | 1867-1869 | ||
| von
MYLIUS, Ernst William Eugene b.c.1839 - d.1870 |
60 & 62 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1866-1867 | aka de BALK |
| WASHBOURNE, H | Melbourne Road, Geelong West | 1904 | |
| WASHBOURNE, Thomas Jeston | Geelong | 1869 | |
| Melbourne Road, Geelong West | 1875-1880 | ||
| North Geelong | 1888 | ||
| WATT Photo |
132a Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1937-1945 | Telfer
Studio Robert POCKLEY was operating from this address in the 1950s |
| WATTS,
William Henry b.c.1865 - d.1917 Biography Photo |
Geelong | 1886- | Assistant to George MASSINGHAM |
| 102 Moorabool Street, Geelong | 1891-1896 | mgr, George LEAKE Studio | |
| Geelong | 1897-1904 | Elite Studios | |
| Corio Street, Geelong | 1899 | ||
| WATTS,
William Henry Jnr b.c.1889 - d.1943 Biography |
145 Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1898-1912 | |
| 123 Ryrie Street, Geelong | 1913-1919 | ||
| WEBBE, | 63 Pakington Street, West Geelong | 1907 | BLACK & WEBBE |
| WELSH, W B | Little Malop Street, Geelong | 1928 | |
| WILLETTS,
George A b.c.1841 - d.1909 Biography Photo 1 Photo 2 |
161 Moorabool Street, Geelong |