Elsie Holloway

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Elsie Holloway
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Elsie Holloway
Born1882 (1882)
St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland
Died1971 (aged 88–89)
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Known forPhotography

Elsie Holloway (1882–1971) was a Canadian photographer known for her portraits, and historic photographs of Newfoundland people and environs.[1]

Biography[]

Elsie Holloway was born in St. John's in 1882.[2] She was the daughter of Henrietta Palfrey and Robert E. Holloway.[3] Robert was a landscape photographer who introduced his two children, Bert and Elsie, to the process.[4]

In the early 1900s Elsie and Bert established the Holloway Studio of St. John's, which was the first portrait studio in Newfoundland.[4][2] Bert specialized in landscapes and Elsie specialized in portraits.[4]

In 1915 Bert enlisted in the service and died in 1917 at the World War I battle of Monchy-le-Preux.[4]

Elsie, meanwhile had been creating portraits of the Newfoundland Regiment enlistees in St. John's.[4]

After the war Holloway kept the studio open, continuing to create portraits and landscape photographs.[1] Notably, she photographed Amelia Earhart's 1932 flight from Harbour Grace, where Earhart began her solo transatlantic flight.[2][5]

In 1946 Holloway retired and sold her studio.[4]

Holloway died in 1971 in St. John's.[1] Many of Holloway's glass negatives were stripped of their emulsion and used to build a greenhouse.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Holloway, Elsie". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Elsie Holloway (1882–1971)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Holloway, Robert E, 1850–1904, photographer". RCS Photographers Index. Cambridge University Library. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "War Portraits: Elsie Holloway and the Newfoundland Regiment". Canadian Centre for the Great War. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Amelia Earhart's Life and Her Connection to Harbour Grace". Owlcation. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  6. ^ McGrath, Antonia. "Early Photography in Newfoundland". The Rooms: Archives, Art Gallery, Museum. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

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