__NOTOC__ Edward Lowe Allen (February 20, 1830 – January 6, 1914) was a 19th-century Canadian-American photographer. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia part of Newfoundland, and emigrated in 1845. In 1861, he became the first professional photographer in

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

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. He kept a studio on Temple Place in Boston (c. 1868–1871). For some years, he worked in partnership with Frank Rowell (as "Allen & Rowell"). Examples of Allen's photographs reside in the

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and the Boston Athenaeum."Edward L. Allen.
''Photo-Era'' Magazine
Feb. 1914

Image gallery

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, Boston, 19th century Image:1871 ELAllen photographer BostonAlmanac.png, Advertisement, 1871 Image:1872 after fire Boston byEdward L Allen BPL 4926930574.jpg, After the

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, Boston, 1872 Image:Group of men around a table at M.I.T, by E. L. Allen.png,

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, Boston, 19th century

References

External links

* Flickr
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by Allen, 24 Temple Place, Boston * Flickr
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