Townsend Duryea b. 1823

  • Artist (Photographer)
Nineteenth-century American-born photographer who worked in various states, but mainly South Australia. He became a leading photographer of his day.
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Name
Townsend Duryea
Gender
Unspecified
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991)
Birth date
1823
Birth place
Glencoe, Long Island, New York, NY, USA
Death date
13 December 1888
Death place
Balranald, New South Wales
Active Period
  • 1864 - 1875
  • 1855 - 1863
  • 1852 - 1855
Arrival
  • 1852 (Melbourne, Victoria)
Residence
  • 1876 - 1888 Balranald, Riverina district, New South Wales
  • 1864 - 1875 66 King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia
  • 1855 - 1863 King William and Grenfell streets, Adelaide, South Australia
  • 11 December 1854 - 1855 Liverpool St, Hobart Town, Tasmania
  • 1852 - 1854 3 Bourke Street East, Melbourne, Victoria
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions
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References [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Death Records : 6861/1888'.>, <ExternalResource: Noye, R. J. (c.1972), 'Townsend Duryea', Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vol 4, Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Davies, Alan and Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900', Melbourne.>, <ExternalResource: Holden, R. (1988), 'Photography in Colonial Australia: The Mechanical Eye and the Illustrated Book', Potts Point, New South Wales.>, <ExternalResource: Noye, R. J. (1968), 'Early South Australian Photography: The R.J. Noye Collection', Adelaide.>, <ExternalResource: Tanre, C., et al. (1977), 'The Mechanical Eye', Sydney.>, <ExternalResource: (1855), Hobart Town Advertiser, 16 January, 21 April, 18 May, 8 June, 28 July.>, <ExternalResource: (19 December 1888), Riverina Recorder.>, <ExternalResource: (1870), South Australian Advertiser, 5 Jan, 15 Dec.>, <ExternalResource: (1855), South Australian Register, 1 Feb, 23 March, 15 May, 7, 31 Dec.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Davies, Alan.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lendon, Nigel.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Noye, Bob.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Thomson, J.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Stillwell, G. T.>] [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Death Records : 6861/1888'.>]