Samuel White Sweet b. 1 May 1825

  • Artist (Photographer)
Colonial photographer and master mariner, awarded a silver medal for his photographs at the Calcutta International Exhibition in 1885. His photographic career included some unusual and rare shots in Australian photographic history such as the settlement at Port Darwin, the Point Macleay Station which was used as the front piece of Rev. G. Taplin's book, Narrinyeri and views of the outback and rem
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Citations

  • Robertson, E. (December 1950), 'Captain Sweet: A South Australian photographer’, Australasian Photo Review, .

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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  • Master mariner (ANZSIC code: 48)
  • Master mariner