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Thomas J. Nevin (1842-1923) produced large numbers of stereographs and cartes-de-visite within his commercial practice, and prisoner ID photographs on government contract from 1871-1875. He was assisted at the Hobart Gaol by his brother Constable John Nevin from 1876-884. T.J. Nevin was one of the first photographers to work with the police in Australia, along with Charles Nettleton (Victoria) and Frazer Crawford (South Australia). His Tasmanian prisoner ID photographs or “mug shots” are the earliest to survive in public collections.

This is a research and publication site developed by descendants, readers, contributors, private collectors and selected researchers. The first weblog on Nevin’s photographic work appeared at the host Blogharbor in 2003, and moved to Google Blogger, WordPress and Freehostia in 2006-2007.

We import documentation and research developed on the main weblog, Thomas J. Nevin at Google Blogger for back-up purposes, different layout options, and wider search engine indexing. A second weblog documents apsects of Nevin’s prisons and prisoner photography at Prisoner Pictures, a selection of which also appears on this site.

Links within articles viewed here, therefore, will refer you back to other articles on the main weblog, in most cases.

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Disclaimer: We have not voluntarily contributed to any publication which supports the misattribution of Nevin’s prisoner/convict photographs (300 extant) to the non-photographer A.H. Boyd, nor do we condone any attempts by public institutions or private individuals to co-opt the work on these Nevin weblogs and associated sites to apply the misattribution.

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