Miss Emily Florence Kate O'Shannessy b. 1850s

Also known as Miss Emily Florence Kate O'Shaughnessy, E. F. K., Mrs Emily Hasler
  • Artist (Photographer)
a professional photographer, was a founding name partner in Melbourne's leading photographic firm of Johnstone, O'Shannessy (sic) & Co. (1864-93), but she seems to have left around 1870. She seems to have been overshadowed professionally by her flamboyant colleague. To add, Emily was born in Ballinasloe, Ireland. George took over operations from Emily, so she could have the children. She married George Hasler in 1871.
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Citations

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

  • Cato, J. (1955), 'The Story of the Camera in Australia’, Melbourne, VIC.

  • Hall, B. & Mather, J. (1986), 'Australian Women Photographers 1840 1940’, Richmond, VIC.

  • Willis, Anne-Marie (1988), 'Picturing Australia: A History of Photography’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Information sourced from Hall, Barbara.

  • Information sourced from Thomson, Joyce A.

See also

  • 'Edmund Barton, 1898, alumen print, NLA PIC P925.'.
  • 'John Higgins senior and Mary Alice Higgins (nee Morrison), c.1895, two cartes-de-visite, NLA P666 and P667'.
  • 'Officers of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Melbourne meeting, 1890, albumen print, NLA PIC P676'.

Initial data sources

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

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Other occupations
  • professional photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991) -
  • professional photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991)
Alternative names
  • Miss Emily Florence Kate O'Shaughnessy
  • E. F. K.
  • Mrs Emily Hasler
  • Miss O'Shannessy
  • E. F. K.
  • E. F. K. O'Shaunessy
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  • Irish
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