Ada Annie Driver (12 November 1868 – 31 December 1954) was an Australian photographer in Brisbane during the early twentieth century. She ran a photography studio on Queen street in Brisbane between 1906 and 1919.
Ada Annie Driver | |
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| Born | 12 November 1868 Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 31 December 1954 (aged 86) Queensland, Australia |
| Years active | 1906–1919 |
| Known for | Portrait Photography |
| Spouse |
William Ellis Evans (m. 1913) |
| Parents |
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Early life
editOne of eight children, Driver was born on 12 November 1868 to Charles Driver and Harriett Howe in Queensland, Australia.[1][2] Driver's father Charles was first a cane cutter, before opening a shop.[1]
Career
editDriver trained with Danish-born photographer Poul C. Poulson who set up a photographic studio at 7 Queen street in Brisbane, in 1882.[1]
In 1906, Driver opened her own photographic studio, Ada Driver's Studio, at 51 Queen street in Brisbane.[1][2] She specialised in high-class portraiture, children's portraits, artistic colouring, postcards, and illustrative works.[1] She advertised in The Brisbane Courier that her studio's rooms are the largest in Brisbane, neatly furnished, and use the newest Appliances.[3]
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Driver's business was successful, allowing her to employ studio assistants who were mostly women, including Lucy, her sister who took over the Ada Driver studios in Fortitude Valley,[1] as well as photographer Elsie Lambton.[1][4]
Driver also created magic lantern slides and stereoscopic photographs, some of which have been bequeathed to the State Library of Queensland.[1] The Ada Driver studio shut down in 1919.[1]
Personal life
editIn 1913, Driver married William Ellis Evans, who managed the Queensland branch of Kodak.[1][2] Driver died on 31 December 1954.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Driver, Ada Annie". AWR. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ a b c "DRIVER, ADA (G)". Photoria. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "THE ADA DRIVER STUDIO". Brisbane Courier. 1907-12-11. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "The Lambton Ladies". Women of the North. 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2024-03-09.