KRUGER, JOHAN FRIEDRICH CARL (FRED)

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Agent TypePersonPlace of BirthBerlin, GermanyPlace of DeathSurrey Hills, Melbourne.Activities & OccupationsPhotographersGenderMaleHistoryJohan Friedrich Carl (Fred) Kruger was a professional photographer born on 18 April 1831 in Berlin. Kruger arrived in Australia in the early 1860s and in 1866 he opened a photographic studio at 133 Cardigan Street, Carlton. He was commissioned in 1877 by the Aboriginal Protection Board to create a collection of work including portraits of the Aborigines at the Coranderrk Aboriginal Mission Station, which was made public in 1883.

Dates

Date18 April 1831-18 February 1888

Names

Given NameJOHAN FRIEDRICH CARL (FRED)Family NameKRUGER

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KRUGER, JOHAN FRIEDRICH CARL (FRED)