Townsend Duryea

Townsend Duryea
Born1823
Glen Cove, New York, United States
Died13 December 1888
Balranald, New South Wales, Australia

Townsend Duryea (1823 – 13 December 1888) and his brother Sanford Duryea (22 February 1833 – 20 March 1903, see below) were American-born photographers who provided South Australians with invaluable images of life in the early colony. Their parents were Ann Bennett Duryea (1795–1882),[1] and Hewlett K. Duryea (1794–1887), a land agent, possibly a member of the family well known for starch manufacture in Glen Cove (often reported as "Glencoe"), Long Island, in New York City.

  1. ^ "The Advertiser Monday, December 31, 1888". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide. 31 December 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 27 January 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
    This reference while useful, contains several errors which have been repeated elsewhere: Alexander McDonald for Archibald, Glencoe for (probably) Glen Cove, Hewlet for Hewlett, and Granthaven for (possibly) Grand Haven.