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

Elsie Holloway
Elsie Holloway
Born	1882 (1882) St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland
Died	1971 (aged 88–89) St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Known for	Photographer

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

Further information

• With the Camera: The Life of Elsie Holloway Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage video

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Elsie Holloway, née en 1882 à Saint-Jean de Terre-Neuve et morte en 1971, est une photographe canadienne connue pour ses portraits et ses photographies historiques de Terre-Neuve et de ses environs[1].

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