DescriptionLaura Lidia Taylor (1881-1959) was born in Warwick, to parents Benjamin Hurst Taylor (1857-1916) and Laura Jane Harris (1857-1931). Their only child, Laura had moved to Ipswich with her parents by 1883. Her father set up a photographic studio with Arthur Mouland in 1883. When Mouland left the business in 1888, Benjamin became one of the first official Government Photographers (the other being John Craies, grandson of Rockton builder William Craies). In 1893, Taylor established his own studio, I.X.L. in Greenham’s Chambers, Nicholas street. His wife, also a photographer, worked with him, hand colouring black and white images. Laura joined her parents in the studio, using art skills that had been recognised during her time at Middle Ipswich Girls School and Ipswich Girls Grammar School. I.X.L. Studios photographed weddings, family gatherings and community events and Benjamin specialised in landscapes and streetscapes. Laura married William Haenke (1875-1952) in 1908. Haenke was a well-known Ipswich architect and owner of Rockton house.
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