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Benjamin Hurst Taylor, c.1900
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TitleBenjamin Hurst Taylor, c.1900Date Createdc.1900PhotographerBenjamin Hurst Taylor (1857-1916)Laura Jane Taylor (nee Harris) (1857- )StudioI.X.L. StudioAcknowledgementAngela Geertsma
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DescriptionStudio photograph of photographer Benjamin Hurst Taylor (1857-1916). He opened his first studio in 1883 in Ipswich, with Arthur Mouland. Following Mouland’s departure in 1883, Taylor became one of the first Queensland Colonial Government photographers. In 1893, he opened the I.X.L. Studio in Greenham’s Chambers Nicholas Street, Ipswich, and continued to run the studio until 1914. He was joined by his wife Laura Jane Harris (1857-1931), who was a photographer in her own right. Benjamin and Laura had one daughter, Laura Lydia (1881-1959) who married Ipswich architect and mine owner Will Haenke in 1908, purchasing Rockton House in 1918.
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People & FamiliesBenjamin Hurst Taylor (1857-1916)Curated CollectionsMen's FashionHatsDefining Tulmur | Defining IpswichBecoming A City: FashionTaxonomy20th Century | 1900s
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Reference IDqips-2018-09-18-0064Asset TypeImage - JpegImages, Maps and Artefacts (Trove mapping field)imageColour or Black & White ImageBlack & WhiteOrientationPortraitGenreStudio PortraitsPhysical DescriptionGlass PlateHigher Resolution Available (contact Picture Ipswich)YesCopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright Information
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