Louis Gabriel
![Sheridan Street scene in the early twentieth century; photograph by Dr Louis Gabriel](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Sheridan_Street.jpg)
The new doctor dedicated himself to medical work, only taking up the hobby of photography twelve years later, around 1899. Over the following decade or so he produced over eight hundred glass plate negatives, many of the images astonishing and accomplished. Now in the National Library of Australia (NLA), they are a valued record of Australia—and Gundagai, its most iconic town. Contemporary documentaries and articles present his photographs as acutely observed documentary images. However, he has been quaintly portrayed as a typical, country medico, a gentleman and talented amateur. But his imagery and his story belie it. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Gabriel, Charles Louis, 1857-1927.Contributors: “...Gabriel, Charles Louis, 1857-1927....”
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