Nicholas John Caire b. 28 February 1837

Also known as Nicholas John Junior Caire
  • Artist (Photographer)
Nicholas John Caire was a portrait and landscape photographer. He was one of the first photographers to create literary and narrative photographs about the lives of pioneers.
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Name
Nicholas John Caire
Also known as Nicholas John Junior Caire
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Manager of the (Anglo) Australasian Photo Company (ANZSIC code: 4279)
  • Hairdresser (ANZSIC code: 9511)
  • Photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991)
Birth date
28 February 1837
Birth place
Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK
Death date
March 1918
Active Period
  • 1865 - 1869
Arrival
  • 10 October 1858
Residence
  • c.1880 - c.1899 Royal Arcade, Bourke Street, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1876 - 1879 Royal Arcade, Bourke Street, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1879 - 1880 British Portrait Rooms, 139 Bourke Street East, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1865 - 1866 Gippsland, Vic.
  • c.1858 Adelaide, SA.
  • 1837 - 1858 England, UK
  • 1899 Pakenham, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1884 South Yarra, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1869 Talbot, Vic.
  • c.1869 Bendigo, Vic.
  • 1866 - 1869 97 Hindley Street, Adelaide, SA
Training
  • Studio of Townsend Duryea., 55 King William Street, Adelaide, SA.
Cultural Heritage
  • Channel Islander
Languages
  • French
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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