Edward William Cole b. 4 January 1832

  • Artist (Photographer)
Professional photographer, bookseller and publisher, born in England. A resident of Victoria, he became famous for the showmanship of his promotion of his Book Arcade.
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Citations

  • Cole, Edward William, 'Funny Picture Book’.

  • Turnley, E. Cole (1974), 'Cole of the Book Arcade’, Hawthorn, Victoria.

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

  • Newton, G. (1988), 'Shades of Light’, Canberra, ACT.

  • Information sourced from Callaway, Anita.

  • Turnley, E. Cole (c.1970), 'Edward William Cole’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vol. 3, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Victoria.

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