Gambier Bolton
Illustration — Orangutan by Gambier Bolton, from Thomson's Outline of Science Robert Gambier Bolton (24 August 1854 – 29 July 1928) was an English author and photographer of subjects on natural history and psychical phenomena. Bolton made numerous photographs of animals during his travels to many countries, including one with the party accompanying the Duke of Newcastle on his tour. His interest in animal photography was professional, amongst the first intending to profit from this pursuit.
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- 1854
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- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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- photographer · naturalist · writer
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- English
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Illustration — Orangutan by Gambier Bolton, from Thomson's Outline of Science Robert Gambier Bolton (24 August 1854 – 29 July 1928) was an English author and photographer of subjects on natural history and psychical phenomena. Bolton made numerous photographs of animals during his travels to many countries, including one with the party accompanying the Duke of Newcastle on his tour. His interest in animal photography was professional, amongst the first intending to profit from this pursuit.
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- 1."Gambier Bolton." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. The Gale Group, Inc, 2001. Answers.com 18 October 2010.
- 2.Hoage, R. J. New worlds, new animals: from menagerie to zoological park in the nineteenth century. JHU Press. 148. 1996. 978-0-8018-5373-9.
- 3.Boren, Carlon. History of the Siamese Part 2. reprint: 1960 CFA Yearbook. CFA Siamese Breed Council.
- 4.The 'Gambier Bolton' Camera,. British Journal Photographic Almanac. 46. 1901.
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