Albert Thomas Watson Penn
Albert Thomas Watson Penn | |
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Steep cliffs and rugged terrain captured in the Nilgiris by Albert Thomas Watson Penn | |
| Born | March 30, 1849 |
| Died | 19 October 1924 |
| Resting place | Tiger Hill Cemetery |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Years active | 1875–c. 1913 |
| Known for | Photography in the Nilgiris |
Albert Thomas Watson Penn (30 March 1849 – 19 October 1924) was a British photographer active in the Nilgiris district of the Madras Presidency in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.[1][2][3] He was born in Wells, England,[4] and first appeared in records in India around 1875, when he advertised as a commercial photographer in Ooty.[5]
References
- ^ Hannavy, John (2013-12-16). Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-87327-1.
- ^ Academy, M. A. P. (2023-06-18). "ATW Penn–British photographer who captured 19th-century South India in his portraits". ThePrint. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ^ Balasubramanian, Roshne (2017-02-06). "South Indian history via a foreign lens". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ^ "Royal Commonwealth Society : Panorama of Ootacamund [i.e. Udagamandalam] by A.T.W. Penn". Cambridge Digital Library. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ^ "Penn, Albert Thomas Watson, 1849-1924 (photographer) | ArchiveSearch". archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-18.