Augustus Baker Peirce b. 7 October 1840

Also known as Gus Pearce, Augustus Peirce, A. Peirce, Gus B. Peirce, Gus Pierce, Augustus Pierce
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Widely travelled Colonial era American-born sketcher, comic illustrator, caricaturist, painter, scene-painter, professional photographer, sailor, theatrical performer and entrepreneur.
Name
Augustus Baker Peirce
Also known as:
  • Gus Pearce
  • Augustus Peirce
  • A. Peirce
  • Gus B. Peirce
  • Gus Pierce
  • Augustus Pierce
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Other Occupation
  • professional photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991)
  • riverboat captain (ANZSIC code: 48)
  • snake-oil salesman (ANZSIC code: 4310)
  • steamboat-captain (ANZSIC code: 48)
  • hotelier (ANZSIC code: 4400)
  • entrepreneur (ANZSIC code: 6240)
  • theatrical performer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • sailor (ANZSIC code: 48)
  • scene-painter (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
7 October 1840
Birth place
West Medford, MA, USA
Death date
1919
Death place
USA
Active Period
  • c.1859 - c.1891
Arrival
  • 1859 (Melbourne, Vic.)
Residence
  • Adelaide, SA
  • Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1871 - c.1872 Bathurst, NSW
  • c.1879 - c.1889 Geelong, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions