Henry Glenny b. 5 August 1835

Also known as Old Chum, Peter Possum, a Voice From The East, Quince, Rambler, Silverpen
  • Artist (Photographer)
Initially travelling to Australia during the gold rush, Glenny stayed on to set up a chain of photographic studios in Victoria in the late 1800's.

Citations

  • McCallum, A., 'Henry Glenny’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 4, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Davies, Alan and Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Kimberly, W.B. (ed), 'Ballarat and Vicinity’, Ballarat, Vic.

  • (1934), 'History of Kyneton 1’, Kyneton, Vic.

  • (1869), Sydney Morning Herald, 03-13.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870