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B.O. Holtermann
1875
Glass photonegative
Glass photonegative
In this 1875 studio portrait, Holtermann supports his hand on a photographer’s headrest, used to steady the subject during lengthy exposures. This image was combined with an 1872 photograph of ‘Holtermann’s nugget’ to produce a montage of Holtermann with his gold specimen. Holtermann had escaped military service in Prussia, emigrating to Sydney in 1858. Not speaking English, he took a range of menial jobs, before prospecting with Louis Beyers on Hawkins Hill in 1861.