Studio portrait of Mr. D. Ross and his young son. Ipswich, Queensland, circa 1874.

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Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 100 x 64 mm (mount); verso imprinted Photographed by Biggingee Sorabjee Poochee, Brisbane Street, Ipswich ; removed by the previous owner from an album window mount which was inscribed D. Ross follow by an abbreviated word (possibly kindred ) see accompanying image; both the print and the mount are in fine condition. Davies Stanbury ( Mechanical Eye ) list Poochee as active at his Brisbane Street premises between 1874 and 1878. This superb portrait of an identified father and his young son was probably taken around the beginning of this period. Biographical notes on the photographer (from Ipswich Libraries ): Biggingee Sorabjee Poochee was born in Bombay, India where he opened his first photography business in a studio on Military Square Lane. It is thought that Poochee first made his way to Australia in the early 1860’s upon which he married Mary Ann Williams in Parramatta, New South Wales. He was said to have come to Australia, like many other immigrants of this time, to take advantage of the gold strikes. However, after the initial gold fever had diminshed he and his wife made their way to Queensland where they settled in the then thriving town of Ipswich. In October of 1863 Poochee established his first photography business in Australia in a studio on the corner of Bell and Union Streets, Ipswich. After only two months Biggingee opened a second studio on January of 1864 in the Bullocks Building on Queen Street, Brisbane. W

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