Walter Sims b. 1913

  • Artist (Photographer)
Walter Sims was a 'travelling children's evangelist' and a photographer who photographed groups of Nambucca NSW Aborigines in 1930. He developed his slides at night using his car's tail-lights.
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Photographer and preacher, was a 'travelling children’s evangelist’ who took very good photographs on glass slides 40 × 30 cm of groups of Nambucca NSW Aborigines c.1930, e.g. Nambucca Island Aborigines. He developed his slides at night using his car’s tail-lights.

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Date written:
1999
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2011

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