The Howard Harris studio was already established in Sydney in 1919 [1] in Newcastle in 1927, Cessnock by 1933 and studio portraits first appear in the Maitland Mercury in August 1934.
The studio continues to contribute wedding photos and other portraits on a regular basis.
In an unusual promotion in 1936 hair stylist Miss Muriel Dunn was offering a free coloured portrait by Howard Harris with each permanent wave. [2]
A promotional article in 1937 asserts “Photos a necessity”.
“Mr. F. Parton, the new manager of the West Maitland Branch of Howard Harris Studios, declares that photography nowadays is not a luxury but a necessity. The photographic trade, therefore, should not be considered solely as a business but as a service to the people. Children, for instance, should be photographed at different ages so that they may have a lasting record
of themselves in later years.” [3]
