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| birth_date = {{birth date|1826|9|19|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = [[Southampton]], [[Hampshire]], |
| birth_place = [[Southampton]], [[Hampshire]], England |
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| death_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], |
| death_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia |
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'''William James Harding''' (19 September 1826 – 13 May 1899) was a |
'''William James Harding''' (19 September 1826 – 13 May 1899) was a New Zealand photographer. |
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Harding was born in [[Southampton]], [[Hampshire]], |
Harding was born in [[Southampton]], [[Hampshire]], England on 19 September 1826, one of eight children. |
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On 3 September 1853 Harding married Annie Baker at the New Christian Church in Argyle Square, London. At that time he was a coachbuilder. They were to have eight children. |
On 3 September 1853 Harding married Annie Baker at the New Christian Church in Argyle Square, London. At that time he was a coachbuilder. They were to have eight children. |
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William and Annie Harding arrived in New Zealand in 1855. Two brothers had already emigrated – John in 1842 and Thomas in 1848. The three brothers, and Annie, were followers of Emanuel Swedenborg, and strong supporters of the Total Abstinence Society. William and Annie settled in Wanganui, where William set up briefly as a cabinet-maker but in 1856 established a photographic studio. By the 1860s his studio was installed in a two-storeyed, corrugated-iron building on Ridgway Street. He practised potography until 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |
William and Annie Harding arrived in New Zealand in 1855. Two brothers had already emigrated – John in 1842 and Thomas in 1848. The three brothers, and Annie, were followers of Emanuel Swedenborg, and strong supporters of the Total Abstinence Society. William and Annie settled in Wanganui, where William set up briefly as a cabinet-maker but in 1856 established a photographic studio. By the 1860s his studio was installed in a two-storeyed, corrugated-iron building on Ridgway Street. He practised potography until 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 September 2024 |title=Harding, William James, 1826–1899 |url=https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22366019 |access-date=3 September 2024 |website=natlib.govt.nz}}</ref> |
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He had a collection of almost 6,500 glass-plate negatives which were nearly dumped by the studio’s new owner. Harding's work was rescued by a relative of his and the [[Whanganui Regional Museum|Whanganui Museum]]. In 1948, it was bought by the Turnbull Library, a division of the National Library of New Zealand located in Wellington..<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bunyan |first=Dr Marcus |date= |
He had a collection of almost 6,500 glass-plate negatives which were nearly dumped by the studio’s new owner. Harding's work was rescued by a relative of his and the [[Whanganui Regional Museum|Whanganui Museum]]. In 1948, it was bought by the Turnbull Library, a division of the National Library of New Zealand located in Wellington..<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bunyan |first=Dr Marcus |date=23 October 2022 |title=William James Harding Unidentified Maori man and his son |url=https://artblart.com/tag/william-james-harding-unidentified-maori-man-and-his-son/ |access-date=3 September 2024 |website=Art Blart _ art and cultural memory archive |language=en}}</ref> |
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Harding died on 13 May 1899, aged 72, in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], |
Harding died on 13 May 1899, aged 72, in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia.<ref name="DNZB Harding">{{DNZB|title=William James Harding|first= John|last= Sullivan|id=1h7|accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref> |
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== Works == |
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Latest revision as of 07:38, 9 December 2024
William Harding | |
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| Born | William James Harding 19 September 1826 Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 13 May 1899 (aged 72) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Photographer |
William James Harding (19 September 1826 – 13 May 1899) was a New Zealand photographer.
Harding was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England on 19 September 1826, one of eight children.
On 3 September 1853 Harding married Annie Baker at the New Christian Church in Argyle Square, London. At that time he was a coachbuilder. They were to have eight children.
William and Annie Harding arrived in New Zealand in 1855. Two brothers had already emigrated – John in 1842 and Thomas in 1848. The three brothers, and Annie, were followers of Emanuel Swedenborg, and strong supporters of the Total Abstinence Society. William and Annie settled in Wanganui, where William set up briefly as a cabinet-maker but in 1856 established a photographic studio. By the 1860s his studio was installed in a two-storeyed, corrugated-iron building on Ridgway Street. He practised potography until 1989.[1]
He had a collection of almost 6,500 glass-plate negatives which were nearly dumped by the studio’s new owner. Harding's work was rescued by a relative of his and the Whanganui Museum. In 1948, it was bought by the Turnbull Library, a division of the National Library of New Zealand located in Wellington..[2]
Harding died on 13 May 1899, aged 72, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[3]
Works
[edit]To see Harding's works refer to https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22366019.
References
[edit]- ^ "Harding, William James, 1826–1899". natlib.govt.nz. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Bunyan, Dr Marcus (23 October 2022). "William James Harding Unidentified Maori man and his son". Art Blart _ art and cultural memory archive. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Sullivan, John. "William James Harding". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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