William Oglesby b.

  • Artist (Photographer)
A photographer from London who was said to have produced the first hand-coloured daguerreotypes in South Australia between 1849 and 1851.
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Name
William Oglesby
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Daguerreotype portrait photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991)
Birth date
Birth place
London, England, UK, London, England, UK, or Hesse-Cassel, Germany.
Birth note
Place uncertain
Active Period
  • c.1849 - c.1851
Residence
  • c.January 1851- Adelaide, SA
  • c.1849 Clarendon, Adelaide Hills, SA
Cultural Heritage
  • English
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900', Melbourne, VIC.>, <ExternalResource: Cato, J (1955), 'The Story of the Camera in Australia', Melbourne, VIC.>, <ExternalResource: Noye, R.J. (1968), 'Early South Australian Photography: The R.J. Noye Collection', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: (1849), Adelaide Times, 12-03.>, <ExternalResource: (1851), South Australian Register, 01-27.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, J.>]