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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 137899 Looking west over the rooftops of Brisbane, ca. 1908.jpg en Looking west over the rooftops of Brisbane ca 1908 Poul C Poulsen founder of the Poulsen Studios in Brisbane was born in Denmark in 1857 and arrived in Sydney in 1876 In 1882 he moved to Queensland and was later joined by his sisters and brothers from Denmark He opened his own studio at no 7 Queen Street in 1885 and later opened branches run by his brothers in other Queensland towns Poulsen vigorously advertised constant improvements and modernisation in his studio and in the service he provided His sons and grandson followed in his footsteps Photograph most likely taken from the roof of the Commercial Travellers Association Building 277 Elizabeth Street Brisbane Elizabeth Street is on the left and the 'Windmill' can be seen in the distance on the right circa 1908 handle 10462/deriv/10457 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland Poulsen Poul C 1857-1925 PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Cityscapes in Queensland Views of Brisbane Building construction in Australia Buildings in Brisbane 1908 in Brisbane Black and white photographs | ||||
