Townsend Duryea b. 1855

Also known as Townsend Duryea Jr
  • Artist (Photographer)
Townsend Duryea Jr, professional photographer the son of prominent American born Adelaide photographer Townsend Duryea Sr. He worked for Rushton & Just, Adelaide c 1883 and then studios under hs own name in Rundle street Adelaide until merging with Thelma studio as THELMA-DURYEA Rundle street. in 1912. The firm continued until1045. Townsend Jr retired to Port Pirie in 1910.

Townsend Duryea Jr was running his father Townsend Sr’s old firm in Adelaide which he amalgamated with The Thelma Studio in Adelaide in 1911. The studio name Thelma-Duryea went for a long time maybe 1950s.

Thelma & CO photographers arrived in Adelaide 1904 according to Sandy Barrie and Adelaide adverts. There are several Thelma studios in Vic and QLD Australia in the early 20th but unlikely to be the same firm.

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newtog
Date written:
1999
Last updated:
2022