FRASER, CORA (1872-1939)

Oct 31, 2020

CORA FRASER was a photographer, and co-owner of Fraser’s Studio in Ballarat, Vic, during the years 1913 and 1920.

Name:

FRASER, CORA (1872-1939)

Full Birth Name:

Cora Beatrice Willets

Married Name:

Mrs Leonard Fraser (1890-1913)

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Notes:

Cora Willets was the daughter of one of Ballarat’s favourite photographic families – the Willets. She grew up learning the profession working in their studio. Around 1909, after the death of her father, Cora, and her husband Leonard Fraser, also a photographer, took over her family’s Ballarat studio, renaming it Fraser’s Studio. In 1913 her husband died and Cora Fraser, now a “femme sole”, took on the studio in her own right.

Profession:

Photographer/Proprietor

Professional Years:

1913 to 1920

Where Practised:

Fraser, 30 Bridge St, Ballarat east, VIC
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