Sunday 23 November 2014

David Scott, 140 Pitt Street, Sydney [Photographer]

Successor of William Bradley, 140 Pitt Street Sydney

As mentioned in an earlier post William Bradley, 140 Pitt Street, Sydney [Photographer], David Scott purchased William Bradley's photographic business in November 1869. The business continues to be advertised under the name of William Bradley until 1871 when David Scott's name starts to appear.

Source: Advertising. (1872, January 3). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 1.
Retrieved September 2, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13250118

By 1878, advertisements list Scott as being a Prize Medalist at the Sydney Exhibitions for the years 1872, 1873, 1875 and 1877. Also listed is that he is now by appointment to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. An example advert for the Australian Town and Country Journal during 1878 follows.

Advertising. (1878, October 26). Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1907), p. 8.
Retrieved November 23, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70595984

David Scott is still listed at 140 Pitt Street in January 1880.

Advertising. (1880, January 10). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 2.
Retrieved November 23, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13450135

New premises at 96 Pitt Street

By March 1880, advertisements for David Scott start to appear with new premises located at 96 Pitt Street in Sydney.

Advertising. (1880, March 20). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 15.
Retrieved November 23, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28385576