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PHOTORIA

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN BEHIND THE LENS

1850 – 1950

CORLEY, NELLIE

CORLEY, NELLIE (1907-1996)

NELLEY CORLEY worked as an assistant photographer in Adelaide, South Australia, around the years of 1939 and 1943

Name:
CORLEY, NELLIE (1907-1996)
Full Birth Name:
Nellie May Corley

Married Name:

Mrs Llewellyn John Jones (1942-1979)
Notes:

As South Australian online records are incomplete the span of Corley’s career is expected to be greater than listed here.

Profession:
Assistant Photographer
Professional Years:
1939 to 1943
Where Practised:
Semaphore, SA (1939); Mitcham, SA, (1941-1943)

CORBITT, ANNA

CORBITT, ANNA (1839-1908)

ANNA CORBITT was an artist and a photographic colourist. She worked in Melbourne at G W Perry’s studio before working independently.

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Name:

CORBITT, ANNA (1839-1908)

Full Birth Name:

Anna Margaret Corbitt

Married Name:

Ray Craven (1882-1908) (de facto?)

Notes:

As well as being self-employed Anna Corbitt also worked with her brother-in-law George William Perry. His studios were owned wholly, or in part, by Anna’s mother, Elizabeth Corbitt.

GW PERRY Studio front SLV pi200180 001

Photo: Perry’s Portrait Rooms, 49 Elizabeth St, Melbourne,Vic, Australia. Corbitt worked here between 1864 and 1871.  State Library of Victoria.

Profession:

Photographic colourist

Professional Years:

1859 to 1882(?)

Where Practised:

G W Perry, 5 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC (1859-1864); G W Perry, Photographic Artist, Stafford Chambers, 49 Elizabeth St west side, Melbourne, VIC (1864-1871); G W Perry, Photographic Artist, 57 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC (1865-1871); Anna Corbitt, 85 Collins Street east, Melbourne, VIC, (July 1871-1874); 74 Raglan St, Emerald Hill (1874-1875); Anna Corbitt & James Sharp, 5 Collins St west, Melbourne, VIC (1876-1882?)
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25 July 1871, The Argus, (Vic), pg. 1, TROVE

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Portrait of Mrs Henry Neil Warner. Tinted by Anna Corbitt for G W Perry, 1860. Coloured photograph mounted on cream card 107mm x 65mm. State Library of Victoria

Portrait of a baby on a chair. Tinted by Anna Corbitt for G W Perry probably between 1864 and 1865. Hand-coloured photograph, 90mm x 58mm mounted on cream card 100mm x 66mm. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a baby on a chair, (reverse side). Tinted by Anna Corbitt for G W Perry probably between 1864 and 1865. Hand-coloured photograph, 90mm x 58mm mounted on cream card 100mm x 66mm. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a seated woman. Hand-coloured by Anna Corbitt for G W Perry between 1864 and 1871. Coloured photograph, 91mm x 57mm, mounted on cream card, 100mm x 63mm. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a seated woman, (reverse side). Hand-coloured by Anna Corbitt for G W Perry between 1864 and 1871. Coloured photograph, 91mm x 57mm, mounted on cream card, 100mm x 63mm. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a woman standing next to a plinth,, Tinted by Anna Corbitt for G W Perry between 1864 and 1871. Coloured photograph, 97mm x 60mm mounted on cream card 101mm x 62mm. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a woman standing next to a plinth, (reverse side). Tinted by Anna Corbitt for G W Perry between 1864 and 1871. Coloured photograph, 97mm x 60mm mounted on cream card 101mm x 62mm. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a Lady. Tinted by Anna Corbitt. Carte de viste taken by G W Perry, 49 Collins St, Melbourne. c1864 to 1871. Photoria Collection

Reverse of Portrait of a Lady, tinted by Anna Corbitt. Carte de viste taken by G W Perry, 49 Collins St, Melbourne. c1864 to 1871. Source: Photoria Collection

Portrait of Mary Stratton, (reverse side). Tinted by Anna Corbitt. Carte de viste taken by G W Perry, 49 Collins St, Melbourne. c1864 to 1871. Photoria Collection

Portrait of Jim. Tinted by Anna Corbitt. One of four cartes des visites of four young boys, probably brothers, taken by G W Perry, 49 Elizabeth St, Melbourne, c1864 to 1871. Photoria Collection

Portrait of Jim, (reverse side). Tinted by Anna Corbitt. One of four cartes des visites of four young boys, probably brothers, taken by G W Perry, 49 Elizabeth St, Melbourne, c1864 to 1871. Photoria Collection

Portrait of Jack. Tinted by Anna Corbitt. One of four cartes des visites of four young boys, probably brothers, taken by G W Perry, 49 Elizabeth St, Melbourne. Photoria Collection

Portrait of Jack, (reverse side). Tinted by Anna Corbitt. One of four cartes des visites of four young boys, probably brothers, taken by G W Perry, 49 Elizabeth St, Melbourne. Photoria Collection

Portrait of Charles. Tinted by Anna Corbitt. One of four cartes des visites of four young boys, probably brothers, taken by G W Perry, 49 Elizabeth St, Melbourne, c1864 to 1871. Photoria Collection

Portrait of Charles, (reverse side). Tinted by Anna Corbitt. One of four cartes des visites of four young boys, probably brothers, taken by G W Perry, 49 Elizabeth St, Melbourne, c1864 to 1871. Source: Photoria Collection

Portrait of Tom, tinted by Anna Corbitt. One of four cartes des visites of four young boys, probably brothers, taken by G W Perry, 49 Elizabeth St, Melbourne, c1864 to 1871. Photoria Collection

Portrait of Tom, tinted by Anna Corbitt, (reverse side). One of four cartes des visites of four young boys, probably brothers, taken by G W Perry, 49 Elizabeth St, Melbourne, c1864 to 1871. Photoria Collection

COOPER, MURIEL

COOPER, MURIEL (1880-1936)

MURIEL COOPER was a photographer who owned her own studio. It was on Hay St in Perth, WA, between the years of 1900 and1901.

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Name:

COOPER, MURIEL (1880-1936)

Full Birth Name:

Muriel Jean Eliot Cooper

Married Name:

Mrs Ernest Edward Chase (1901-1927)

Notes:

MURIEL COOPER was a photographer who owned her own studio on Hay St in Perth, WA, between the years of 1900 and 1901. After her marriage in 1901, and now as Mrs Chase, Muriel became a benefactor of many causes. For more information please see her story on the Australian Biographical Dictionary.

Profession:

Proprietor; Photographer

Professional Years:

1900 to 1901

Where Practised:

The Studio, aka Muriel Cooper “The Studio”, Hay St, Perth WA
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December 16 1900, The Sun (Kalgoorlie, WA), pg 9. TROVE, NLA

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Portrait of an unknown woman. Taken by Muriel Cooper at her studio, c1900s. State Library of Western Australia

COLLIER, NORMA

COLLIER, NORMA (1899-1996)

NORMA COLLIER worked as a photographer in the town of Rockhampton, Qld, between the years of 1922 and 1930.

Name:
COLLIER, NORMA (1899-1996)
Full Birth Name:
Norma Josephine Collier

Married Name:

No identified spouse
Profession:
Photographer
Professional Years:
1922 to 1930
Where Practised:
Rockhampton, QLD

COLLIE, ALMA

COLLIE, ALMA (1896-1982)

ALMA COLLIE was a photographic retoucher and worked between the years 1923 and 1968 in Sydney and in Woy Woy, NSW

Name:
COLLIE, ALMA (1896-1982)
Full Birth Name:
Alma Amelia Hallam

Married Name:

Mrs William Lampshire (1923-1941); Mrs Charles Andrew Collie (1954 -1968)
Related Portfolios:
WELDING, DOROTHY
Profession:
Retoucher
Professional Years:
1923 to 1968
Where Practised:
Liverpool, NSW (1923-1942); Dorothy Welding Studio, 139 King St, Sydney, NSW (1943-1954); Woy Woy, NSW (1954-1968)