The first record of Thomas Rust as a photographer is in 1869 when he worked as an assistant to F.W. Baker in Calcutta. A year later he was running the Calcutta Photographic Company with W. T. Burgess and did so until 1874, so we can assume that he was already an experienced professional photographer before joining Baker. In 1874 Rust opened five of his own studios in Allahabad, Mussoorie, Murree, Landour and Meerut. Thomas Rust‘s landscapes are considered very artistic and he may well have had some formal training in this area. His son Julian joined the firm in 1899 and continued until
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Thomas Rust was assistant to F.W. Baker and Co. in 1869 and was running the Calcutta Photographic Company with W.T. Burgess 1870-3. From about 1874 Rust ran studios in Allahabad, Mussoorie, Murree, Landour and Meerut. His son Julian joined the firm as an assistant in about 1899. The firm continued until shortly before the First World War.
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