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MARTIN, ELIZA

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A cabinet card portrait of the Shakespearian actor Mrs Mary Frances Scott Siddons who is dressed as Lady Macbeth. She was touring Australia and Macbeth was performed in Melbourne in mid-September, 1876. Photoria Collection

A cabinet card portrait, (reverse side) of the Shakespearian actor Mrs Mary Frances Scott Siddons who is dressed as Lady Macbeth. She was touring Australia and Macbeth was performed in Melbourne in mid-September, 1876. Source: Photoria

Portrait of Thomas Pope Besnard (1798-1878). Besnard was an actor in Bendigo during the 1850s. This carte de visite is likely to be a reissue of a contemporary image from that time and reprinted upon his death in 1878. Photoria Collection

Portrait of Thomas Pope Besnard (1798-1878). (Reverse side). Besnard was an actor in Bendigo during the 1850s. This carte de visite is likely to be a reissue of a contemporary image from that time and reprinted upon his death in 1878. Photoria Collection

Portrait of two girls dressed in costume. This carte de visite taken at Foster and Martin’s between 1876 and 1879 shows the girls dressed for the Turn Veren. This was an annual German community’s picnic. Part of the ritual of the celebration was to have a photograph taken before the festivities began. Many of the Melbourne-based photographers participated and advertised appropriately. Photoria Collecion

Collins Street improvements: the Cafe Gunsler, Fletcher’s Art Gallery, and Mullen’s Library [picture]. (1879). Melbourne: Alfred May and Alfred Martin Ebsworth. State Library of Victoria Foster and Martin’s is above Samuel Mullen’s on the right hand side of the picture. It’s entrance is to the left of Mullen’s with, no doubt, several flights of stairs to climb. Photoria Collection.

A cameo portrait of a woman. Foster and Martin, 1879. This carte de visite is a photographic reproduction a much earlier portrait. Photoria Collection

A cameo portrait of a woman (reverse side), by Foster and Martin, 1879. This carte de visite is a photographic reproduction a much earlier portrait. Photoria Collection

A portrait of Annie Tayler on her sixth birthday. Carte de visite taken by Foster and Martin, 1879. Photoria Collection

A portrait of Annie Tayler on her sixth birthday, (reverse side). Carte de visite taken by Foster and Martin, 1879. Photoria Collection

Portrait of three young women, (reverse side). This carte de visite shows a rare intimacy between the sitters, suggesting they’re great friends or related to each other. It was taken at Foster and Martin’s between 1876 and 1879. Photoria Collection.

Portrait of a woman standing against a painted backdrop, her hands placed on a chair. Taken between 1879 and 1881. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a woman standing against a painted backdrop, her hands placed on a chair, (reverse side). Taken between 1879 and 1881. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a baby dressed in, what is possibly, its christening gown. This carte de visite was taken by Foster and Martin between 1876 and 1879. The knack to keeping baby still consisted of two approaches: one was the various stands a sitter could be strapped to or positioned by. The second was the “hidden mother” approach where the trusted adult was situated behind drapery but the child knew they were there and remained calm. The cut corners indicates this cart de visite was either framed or placed in an album, the corners being cut to get it to fit. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a baby dressed in, what is possibly, its christening gown, (reverse side). This carte de visite was taken by Foster and Martin between 1876 and 1879. The knack to keeping baby still consisted of two approaches: one was the various stands a sitter could be strapped to or positioned by. The second was the “hidden mother” approach where the trusted adult was situated behind drapery but the child knew they were there and remained calm. The cut corners indicates this cart de visite was either framed or placed in an album, the corners being cut to get it to fit. Photoria Collection

A three-quarter portrait of Mary Louisa Jayne, standing next to a chair. Taken in September 1884, the camera has picked up great detail which has been further enhanced by the retoucher and other post-camera processing. It also indicates that Foster and Martin may have updated their processing. Photoria Collection

A three-quarter portrait of Mary Louisa Jayne, standing next to a chair, (reverse side). Taken in September 1884, the camera has picked up great detail which has been further enhanced by the retoucher and other post-camera processing. It also indicates that Foster and Martin may have updated their processing. Photoria Collection

Portrait of an older woman. Taken at Foster and Martin between 1881-1884. This faded carte de visite of an older woman shows the retouching work of the woman’s right eye. Photoria Collection

Portrait of an older woman, (reverse side). Taken at Foster and Martin between 1881-1884. This faded carte de visite of an older woman shows the retouching work of the woman’s right eye. Photoria Collection

Portrait of William Northcote Lloyd Tayler (1861-1919). This cameo portrait, beautifully hand-coloured, was possibly taken on Tayler’s 20th birthday in 1881. It displays the new Foster and Martin logo. Photoria Collection

Portrait of William Northcote Lloyd Tayler (1861-1919), (reverse side). This cameo portrait, beautifully hand-coloured, was possibly taken on Tayler’s 20th birthday in 1881. It displays the new Foster and Martin logo. Photoria Collection

“The Block”, artwork by J Walters Wilson, and engraving by P Naumann. In 1886 Melbourne’s Collins Street was the place to be seen promenading in the latest fashions. It was also the place to be photographed and Foster and Martin’s studio signage can be seen at the top and right of centre. State Library of Victoria.

Portrait of two young women standing arm-in-arm. Cabinet card taken at Foster and Martin circa late 1880s. Photoria Collection

Portrait of two young women standing arm-in-arm, (reverse side). Cabinet card taken at Foster and Martin circa late 1880s. Photoria Collection

Cabinet card portrait of Miss Isabel Wilkie (1860-1947), deep in thought and holding a fur muff to her cheek. Isabel Wilkies was a daughter of Dr Wilkie and the future spouse of Sir Robert Baillie. Photoria Collection

Cabinet card portrait of Miss Isabel Wilkie (1860-1947), deep in thought and holding a fur muff to her cheek, (reverse side). Isabel Wilkie was a daughter of Dr Wilkie and the future spouse of Sir Robert Baillie. Photoria Collection

Taken from the Melbourne Town Hall circa 1883, this elevated view of Collins St, Melbourne shows the prominent signage for Foster and Martin. Photographer: Charles Nettleton. Photoria Collection

A portrait of a serious young man. Cabinet card taken between 1890 and 1900 at Foster and Martin’s new address on Collins St, Melbourne. Photoria Collection

A portrait of a serious young man, (reverse side). Cabinet card taken between 1890 and 1900 at Foster and Martin’s new address on Collins St, Melbourne. Photoria Collection

Portrait of Douglas Warford Mein (1878-1923). Cabinet card,, taken c1894, perhaps for his 16th birthday. Photoria Collection

Douglas Warford Mein (1878-1923), (reverse side). Cabinet card, taken c1894, perhaps for his 16th birthday. Note that the back has no logo as it appears on the front. Photoria Collection

Pulteney Warford Mein (1876-1955). Cabinet card, taken c1894, perhaps for his brother’s 16th birthday. Note that the back has no logo as it appears on the front. Photoria Collection

Pulteney Warford Mein (1876-1955), (reverse side). Cabinet card, taken c1894, perhaps for his brother’s 16th birthday. Note that the back has no logo as it appears on the front. Photoria Collection

Portrait of Miss Annie Thom. Cabinet card taken between 1890 and 1900. NB. the logo is on the front and not the back of the photograph. Photoria Collection

Portrait of Miss Annie Thom (reverse side). Cabinet card taken between 1890 and 1900. NB. the logo is on the front and not the back of the photograph. Photoria Collection

MANNING, JANE

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Portrait of Woman seated on a chair. CDV, 1871, Manning and Knight. The year on the reverse of the photograph is within the years that Jane Manning was operating this studio. Photoria Collection

Reverse of a Portrait of Woman seated on a chair. CDV, 1871, Manning and Knight. The year on the reverse of the photograph is within the years that Jane Manning was operating this studio. Photoria Collection

Portrait of G F Wilkinson sitting on a backwards chair. CDV, 1871, Manning and Knight. The year on the reverse of the photograph is within the years that Jane Manning was operating this studio. Photoria Collection.

Reverse of a portrait of G F Wilkinson sitting on a backwards chair. CDV, 1871, Manning and Knight. The year on the reverse of the photograph is within the years that Jane Manning was operating this studio. Photoria Collection

JOHNS, SARAH

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ELLIOTT, FLORENCE

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A portrait of a man. A carte de visite taken by Florence Elliott between 1880 and 1883, at her Bourke Street studio. State Library Victoria

A portrait of a young man using a “cameo” frame. A carte de visite taken by Florence Elliott at her studio on Bourke St between the years of 1880 and 1883. State Library of Victoria.

Portrait of a teenage girl standing in a balcony setting. A carte de visite taken by Florence Elliott in her Bourke Street studio between 1880 and 1883. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a woman, standing in a balcony setting. An early carte de visite taken by Florence Elliott in her Bourke St studio between 1880 and 1883. State Library of Victoria

Portrait of a young woman leaning on a balcony setting. Carte de visite taken by Florence Elliott at her Bourke St studio between 1880 and 1883. Photoria Collection.

Portrait of a young woman seated in a studio garden setting. Her dog sits happily at her feet. Cabinet card taken by Florence Elliott at the Federal Studio, Melbourne. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a young married woman standing against a balcony setting. Taken by Florence Elliott at her Bourke St studio. Photoria Collection.

Portrait of a young man, standing in a balcony setting. A carte de visite taken by Florence Elliott between 1880 and 1883. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a young man wearing a boutonnierre in his lapel. Carte de visite taken by Florence Elliott at the Federal Studio. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a young man wearing a boutonnierre in his lapel (reverse side). Carte de visite taken by Florence Elliott at the Federal Studio. Photoria Collection.

A portrait of a group of young women against an outdoor studio garden setting. They are occupied with reading, sport or simply being in the moment with each other. Cabinet card taken by Florence Elliott at the Federal Studio. Photoria Collection.

A carte de visite of a photograph of a woman, possibly a nurse, taken between 1883 and 1886. 9.3cm x 5.5cm, mounted on cream card 10.5cm x 6.5cm. Photoria Collection

Reverse of a carte de visite of a photograph of a photograph, of a woman, possibly a nurse, taken between 1882 and 1886. 10.5cm x 6.5cm. Photoria Collection

A portrait of two young women in their confirmation gowns. Cabinet card photograph taken by Florence Elliott between 1883 and 1886. Photoria Collection

A portrait of two young women in their confirmation gowns, (reverse side). Cabinet card photograph taken by Florence Elliott between 1883 and 1886. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a bearded elderly man. A cameo-style cabinet card taken by Florence Elliott at the Federal Studio between the years 1883 and 1886. Photoria Collection.

Portrait of a bearded elderly man. Reverse side annotated “Maria with much love J K”. A cameo-style cabinet card taken by Florence Elliott at the Federal Studio between the years 1883 and 1886. Photoria Collection.