19th Century Card Photographs
in AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Cartes de Visite & Cabinet photos
The CDV in New Zealand
 
I am conducting ongoing research into early photographers of Australia in New Zealand. Currently I am focussing on photographers that worked in both Australia AND New Zealand. Descendants of relations of photographers are welcome to get in touch.


The table below lists some of the photographers who produced cartes de visite as part of their business:
 
NORTH ISLAND
AUCKLAND
R. H. Bartlett 236 Queen St
Clarke Bros Queen St
Crombie  
Hemus & Hanna Queen St
Josiah Martin Queen St
Partington & Kinsey Grey St
E. Pulman
G. Pulman
G. Redfern
W. R. Robinson 248 Queen St
J. A. Slack Cnr. Pitt & Grey Sts
Stuart & Co
WELLINGTON
D. J. Aldersley
Batt & Richards
J. Bragge
W. H. Clarke Lambton Quay
E. S. Richards
J. D. Wrigglesworth
Wrigglesworth & Binns
Cazneau & Connolly
York Studio
SOUTH ISLAND
DUNEDIN
American Photo Co Princes St
Baume Princes St
Burton Bros
Clifford & Co Royal Arcade
Clifford & Morris  Royal Arcade; Fleet St
Frank A Coxhead Princes St
Denslow Octagon, Princes St
W. R. Frost 96 Princes St
Eden George
Hart, Campbell & Co
London Portrait Rooms Princes St
J. McGregor & Co Stuart St
Morris  175 George St
O. S. Paul & Co Great King St
Rutherford & Co Princes St
J. G. Wills (American Photo Co) Princes St
CHRISTCHURCH
Batch & Bull 3 Victoria St
Nelson K. Cherrill Cashell St
A. V. Gadd (London Photographic Gallery) Colombo St
J. Gaul (Gaul's Portrait Rooms)
George & Walton 214 Colombo St
Grand & Dunlop Crystal Palace Building
M. Heslop & Co Colombo St
Heslop Brothers Lichfield St
Charles Lawrence High St
R. W. Meers & Co 212 Colombo St
Peter Schourup 150 Colombo St
W. Sherlock Oxford Terrace West
J. Spiller (The City Photo Company; The City Photo Rooms) Colombo St
Standish & Preece High St
NELSON
Theodor Bloch  


Bibliography  - these books contain significant information on 19th century photographers in New Zealand:

Knight, Hardwicke, NEW ZEALAND PHOTOGRAPHERS: A SELECTION, Allied Press, Dunedin, 1981

Knight, Hardwicke, PHOTOGRAPHY IN NEW ZEALAND, A SOCIAL AND TECHNICAL HISTORY,  John McIndoe, Dunedin, 1971

Main, William, WELLINGTON THROUGH A VICTORIAN LENS, Millwood, Wellington, 1972 (Reprinted 1980)

Main, William, AUCKLAND THROUGH A VICTORIAN LENS, Millwood, Wellington, 1977

Main, William & Turner, John B., NEW ZEALAND PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE 1840s TO THE PRESENT, PhotoForum, Auckland, 1993 
 

WANTED TO BUY: 

I am interested in obtaining cartes de visite and cabinet photographs taken in Australian and New Zealand studios to add to my collection and to assist in my research into early photographers.

I will buy photos on any topic including plain family portraits, famous people, streetscenes, buildings, ships etc. either singly, in bundles or in original albums.  As one of the biggest private collectors of these items in Australia I guarantee to pay an excellent price, better than you are likely to be offered by a dealer or obtain at auction.


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This site is run by Marcel Safier, Brisbane, Australia.  You can e-mail me at msafier@ozemail.com.au
It was created 6 August 1997 and last updated 21 June 2008