Charles Walter b. 1831

Also known as Carl Walter
  • Artist (Photographer)
Charles Walter was possibly Australia's first photojournalist. His early photographic work recorded local Aboriginal people at government stations.
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  • Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, England
  • Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT.
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.

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References [<ExternalResource: Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900', Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Newton, Gael. (1988), 'Shades of light : photography and Australia 1839-1988', Collins Australia & Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Quartermaine, P. (1980), 'Speaking to the eye', Australian art and architecture : Essays presented to Bernard Smith, (Bradley, A. & Smith, T. (eds), Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: (1874), Australasian Sketcher, 04-18.>, <ExternalResource: (1865), Australian News for Home Readers, 08-25.>, <ExternalResource: (1866), Illustrated Australian News, 10-27.>, <ExternalResource: (1907), Victorian Naturalist,.>, <ExternalResource: (1865), Australian News for Home Readers, 09-25.>, <ExternalResource: (1873), Illustrated Australian News, 12-31.>, <ExternalResource: Walter, Carl (Charles) (1865), 'The Aboriginal settlement at Coranderrk', Australian News for Home Readers.>, <ExternalResource: Walter, Carl (Charles) (1865), 'Salmon Tanks in the Badger Creek Upper Yarra', Australian News for Home Readers.>, <ExternalResource: Walter, Carl (Charles) (1866), 'Falls on the Niagara Creek, Mount Torbreck', Illustrated Australian News.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Callaway, A.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, J.>]