Dr William Bland, ca. 1845 / photographed by George Goodman

Format: Daguerreotype (ninth plate daguerreotype in Wharton case)

Notes: Dr William Bland, an ex-convict, was a prominent surgeon, humanitarian, social reformer and inventor. This daguerreotype is the earliest known surviving photograph taken in Australia. It is probably that mentioned in the Sydney Morning Herald 14/1/1845.

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