History of Early Dunedin Photographer.......

[minniehaha]

Hi Everyone,

I have some old photographs with "Allen & Son, Photographers, Princes St. Dunedin" on the reverse.

A web search has only found the following:

http://canterburyphotography.blogspot.co.nz/2009/03/allen-joseph-weaver.html

The design surrounding the name and the printing of the name shown here is identical to that on my photographs, so a connection I am sure. However I have not found anything about "Allen & Son" other than one photograph on the above website.

Just trying to date my photographs.




Minniehaha.

[AbbyKatNZ]

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/agent/26809

[Johnf04]

Photography in New Zealand, by Hardwicke Knight, has a 2 page article on Joseph W Allen, active in the 1860s, 1870s and 1880s in Dunedin. The article says that Joseph took his son into the business, but it doesn't appear to have continued after the 1880s.

[minniehaha]

Thank you both for your input. 


Minniehaha.

[Johnf04]

There is a burial in Dunedin's Southern Cemetery, in 1868, for Thomas ALLEN, Joseph's father, who was also a photographer. The Otago Daily Times of 29 April 1868 has a death notice for Thomas.