In Honor of St. Patrick's Day
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At one point in his career, William had seven studios through out the province; he and his assistants were known to average three hundred client photographs per day.
In 1900, William Abernathy was honored with a Royal Warrant in Belfast, as photographer to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. He photographed her during the Royal visit to Dublin in April 1900.
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It must have been exceedingly difficult to obtain a Royal Warrant in Ireland or Wales. Mr. Abernethy was very fortunate.
Sources:
Ulster Ancestree
Reconciling the Celt: British National Identity, Empire, and the 1911 Investiture of the Prince of Wales
John S. Ellis, The Journal of British Studies, Vol. 37, No. 4 (Oct., 1998), p. 391; online JSTOR http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-9371
(199810)37%3A4%3C391%3ARTCBNI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-U
accessed 15 March 2008.
1 Comments:
Ii have a photo of my great great grandmother Margaret Cummings that was taken at Abernethy Studio in Belfast. Precious!
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