BROMBERG, ADDIE

BROMBERG, ADDIE (1895-1961)

ADDIE BROMBERG worked as a photographic finisher during the years 1917 and 1918 in Perth, WA.

Name:
BROMBERG, ADDIE (1895-1961)
Full Birth Name:
Adelaide Caroline Bromberg

Married Name:

Mrs Arthur Powell (1918-1961)
Profession:
Photographic finisher
Professional Years:
1917 to 1918
Where Practised:
Perth, WA

BRITTAIN, NELLIE

BRITTAIN, NELLIE (1904-2001)

NELLIE BRITTAIN worked as a photographer at Kodak, Perth, and at a studio in Geraldton, Western Australia, during the 1920s and up to 1931.

Name:

BRITTAIN, NELLIE (1904-2001)

Full Birth Name:

Ellen Frances Brittain

Married Name:

Mrs Henry Robson Spour (1931-1997)

Related Portfolios:

Notes:

NELLIE BRITTAIN and her sister, Eva, worked together at Kodak in Perth during the 1920s. However, Nellie moved to Geraldton to take up a position as a photographer. It’s not known at which studio she worked, but it may have been one of two photographers who worked in Geraldton at the time. The Dawson Studio on Marine Terrace was run by Eloise and Frederick Dawson. The other studio, the Elston Studio was run by William and Maude Elston. Both these studios operated in the late 1920s and early 1930s. 

Profession:

Photographer

Professional Years:

1920 to 1931

Where Practised:

Kodak, East Perth, WA; Geraldton, WA
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Photograph taken by Nellie Brittain of her sister Eva (top), with an unidentified colleague, leaning out of the back window of the Kodak Building in East Perth, c1920s. All photographs courtesy of Leanne Gundry

BRITTAIN, EVA

BRITTAIN, EVA (1900-1977)

EVA BRITTAIN worked in photography and, as a photographer at Kodak in Perth, WA, between the years of 1921 and 1929.

Name:

BRITTAIN, EVA (1900-1977)

Full Birth Name:

Eva Elizabeth Brittain

Married Name:

Mrs Bertram John Lewis (1929-1964)

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Notes:

Although this photograph of the Perth Kodak store was taken after the Brittain sisters had left, it does provide an idea of the tasks involved on the premises. Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd, Processing Lab, Perth, Western Australia, 1935. Source: Museums Victoria Courtesy of Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd

Profession:

Photographer

Professional Years:

1921 to 1929

Where Practised:

Kodak, East Perth, WA
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Photograph taken by Nellie Brittain of her sister Eva (top), with unidentified colleagues, leaning out of the back window of the Kodak Building in East Perth, c1920s. All photographs courtesy of Leanne Gundry, except where noted.

BRIEN, ELSIE

BRIEN, ELSIE (1896-1975)

ELSIE BRIEN worked as a photographic retoucher in Newcastle, New South Wales, during the years of 1930 and 1937.

Name:
BRIEN, ELSIE (1896-1975)
Full Birth Name:
Elsie May Brien

Married Name:

Mrs James Victor Dixon (1937-1947)
Profession:
Retoucher
Professional Years:
1930 to 1937
Where Practised:
Newcastle, NSW

BRIMS, HARRIET

BRIMS, HARRIET (1864-1939)

HARRIET BRIMS was a photographer in the Queensland towns of Mareeba, Ingham and Milton between the years of 1902 and 1929.

Name:

BRIMS, HARRIET (1864-1939)

Full Birth Name:

Harriet Pettifore Elliot

Married Name:

Mrs Donald Gray Brims (1881-1934)

Notes:

The portrait of Harriet Brims is from the State Library of Queensland which houses the Harriett Brims photographic collection. Much of it is digitised from glass plate negatives.

Profession:

Photographer

Professional Years:

1902 to 1929

Where Practised:

Brittania Studios, Ingham, QLD ; Brittania Studios, Mareeba, QLD; Milton, QLD
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Harriett Brims' Britannia Studio at Ingham, ca. 1902-03. Source: State Library of Queensland