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File:Dr William Bland, ca. 1845 - photographed by George Goodman (2864145817).jpg

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English: The oldest known surviving photograph taken in Australia


Format: Daguerreotype (ninth plate daguerreotype in Wharton case)

Notes: Dr William Bland, an ex-convict, was a prominent surgeon, humanitarian, social reformer and inventor. This daguerreotype is the earliest known surviving photograph taken in Australia. It is probably that mentioned in the Sydney Morning Herald 14/1/1845, p.2, top column 5

From the collections of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales www.sl.nsw.gov.au

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  • First Australian commercial photographer
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  • Victorian Photographic Portraits of People
  • Vintage Australian Photos
  • Photos and Other Images, Before 1850
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  • daguerreotype
  • State Library of New South Wales
  • old
  • white hair
  • Dr William Bland
  • george goodman
  • Goodman
  • 1845
  • Bland
  • ex-con
  • surgeon
  • reformer
  • Australia
  • findery
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17 September 2008
Camera location33° 51′ 58.1″ S, 151° 12′ 34.24″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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