Chisholm’s studio first appears in the Maitland Mercury in December of 1949 advertising a Christmas offer of ‘one Beautifully Coloured 10 x 8 Portrait and three Sepia Postcards for only 25/-. Child Study a Speciality. Appointment not essential.’ [1]
The address is advertised as ground floor, Hill's Chambers, 416 High Street.
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Chisholm’s bridal portraits are included in the Maitland Mercury’s regular feature of ‘recent weddings’ through the 1950s, at which time Model Studios were also active in the bridal portrait business, images being published adjacent to the Chisholm brides. The Chisholm studio was producing wedding portraits until at least February of 1963, but the date of the studio closure is unconfirmed.
School class photos [3] and photography for Maitland Girls’ High School [4] were also produced by Chisholm in the 1950s.
[1] Maitland Mercury, 7 December 1949
[2] Maitland Mercury, 9 February 1950
[3] Maitland and District Historical Society Bulletin, May 2018, photo of Grade 6, Maitland Primary School, 1951
[4]‘Our Girls’, the Journal of the Maitland Girls’ High School, November 1954.
