Studios of American & Australasian Photographic Company, Tambaroora St., Hill End, (proprietor Beaufoy Merlin) showing members of the staff (3 figures on right) and passers-by

1872
Glass photonegative

The American and Australasian Photographic Company established a studio in Tambaroora Street, Hill End, in 1872. Beaufoy Merlin’s assistant, Charles Bayliss, stands, hands in pockets, in the doorway, with studio operator James Clinton behind him. Among the group of curious miners who have chosen to be part of the tableau is the driver of Merlin’s outdoor photographic van, to Bayliss’ right.