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Album of Edward Hungerford
Album of Edward Hungerford

Album of Edward Hungerford

Date1880s
Object number00013762
NamePhotograph album
MediumLeather bound boards, photographic prints, engravings
DimensionsOverall: 280 x 220 x 40 mm, 1.25 kg
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
DescriptionThis album contains images of shipping and street scenes in and around Sydney in the 1880s. Most of the images are attributed to photographer Charles Bayliss.HistoryEdward Hungerford was born on 10 June 1863 in Cahirmoore, Ireland (County Cork), the son of Henry Jones Hungerford and Mary Boone Cowper. Hungerford migrated to Australia around 1882 and became a long-serving member of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. He died 24 June 1956 in Newtown, Sydney.