C. William ALLEN

Listed in 1858 directory as ‘photographic artist’, 201 Rundle Street, Adelaide. In August 1858 Allen advertised a small daguerreotype apparatus, quarter-size camera and instruction book for sale. His photographs of the cricket match between the British and Colonial players in 1859 were reported by the Register on 14 March 1859: ‘The grouping in them is very good, the attitude of the players is very correct, and although the figures are generally small, the likenesses of the spectators are, in many instances, evident without a glass.

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