Abstract
A commissioned c.2000-word article for an anthology compiled to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Photographic Collectors' Club of Great Britain. Entitled Victorian Photographers and their Studios, it features 50 biographical chapters on lesser-known photographers. For the commission, I selected a mid-nineteenth century carte de visite photograph by a female photographer, 'Mrs Strong', working in Durham, about whom very little was previously known. The essay provides new knowledge about her family background and finances, her creative practices in dressmaking and wax flower modelling, as well as wider context about the changing nature of the area during the coal mining era, female pastimes and professions, and the intersections of early photography and botanical science.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Victorian Photographers and their Studios |
| Chapter | 30 |
| Pages | 28-31 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 21 Jun 2025 |