John Falconer, British Library
A Biographical Dictionary of 19th Century Photographers in South and South-East Asia |
Commercial, Burma
1892 Firm established 1892, according to advertisement of 1895, which lists their photographic studio as being located at 90 Dalhousie Street, Rangoon.[1]
1899-1901 J. Samuel, assistant, Myles, Standish and Co., Rangoon [possibly unconnected].
1902 J. M. Samuels, manager, Photographic Art Gallery, Mandalay; prop. Sevastopulo and Co. Assistants, S. N. Samuels, M. J. Minus.
1903 J. M. Samuel, assistant, F. Beato, Rangoon.
1904 J. M. Samuels, manager, Watts and Skeen, Mandalay (prop. F. Beato). S. N. Samuels, assistant, F. Beato.
1905-06 J. M. Samuels, manager, Watts and Skeen, Mandalay, and assistant to F. Beato, Rangoon; S. N. Samuels, assistant, Watts and Skeen, Mandalay.
1907 J. M. Samuels, manager, Watts and Skeen, Mandalay; S.N. Samuels, assistant, Watts and Skeen, Mandalay.
1908-11 J. M. Samuels, photographic dealer, ‘C’ Road, Mandalay, with S.N. Samuels assisting.
1912 S. N. Samuels, photographer and dealer in wood carvings, etc; J.M. Samuels not listed.
1913 As above, but with M. Moses as assistant.
1914 J. M. Samuels listed as photographer in residents’ list, but not in commercial section.
1915 Not listed.
1916 J. M. Samuels not listed. S. M. Samuels listed as ‘photographer and dealer in wood-carvings and Burmese silk’, Mandalay, Maymyo and Rangoon.
1917-19 S. N. Samuels, photographer, Lashio Road, Mandalay.
1920 Not checked.
1921 S. N. Samuels, photographer, Avenue Road, Mandalay.
1922-8 S. N. Samuels, photographer, - - - Road, Maymyo. Not in residents’ list 1922-25.
1929 S. N. Samuels, photographer, 102 Montgomery Street, Rangoon.>br>
1930-c. 42 S. N. Samuels, photographer, 361 Montgomery Street, Rangoon.
Footnotes
- Λ Advertisement in T. Hesketh Biggs, The Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon (Hanthawaddy Press, Rangoon, 1895).
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