Cleer Sewell Alger (senior)
Cleer Sewell Alger (1819, Diss, Norfolk – 9 May 1892, Diss) was a Victorian photographic pioneer based in Diss on the Norfolk Suffolk border. Also working as a surveyor and lithographer, he took parts from a theodolite he had used for surveying to enhance his photographic equipment.
Cleer Sewell Alger (senior)
Cleer Sewell Alger · Postcard issued by Cleer S. Alger Trust · Public domain
- Born
- 1819
- Birthplace
- Diss, Norfolk
- Died
- 9 May 1892
- Occupation
- photographer, surveyor, auctionner, lythographer
- Known for
- pioneer photography
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Cleer Sewell Alger (1819, Diss, Norfolk – 9 May 1892, Diss) was a Victorian photographic pioneer based in Diss on the Norfolk Suffolk border. Also working as a surveyor and lithographer, he took parts from a theodolite he had used for surveying to enhance his photographic equipment.
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• Born — 1819 • Birthplace — Diss, Norfolk • Died — 9 May 1892 • Place of death — Diss, Norfolk • Occupation — photographer, surveyor, auctionner, lythographer • Known for — pioneer photography
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