Robert Gambier Bolton (24 August 1854 – 29 July 1928) was an English author and photographer of subjects on

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and psychical phenomena. Bolton made numerous photographs of animals during his travels to many countries, including one with the party accompanying the

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on his tour."Gambier Bolton." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. The Gale Group, Inc, 2001
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18 October 2010. His interest in animal photography was professional, amongst the first intending to profit from this pursuit. His works are sometimes preserved as scientific records for societies, though their value was not widely recognised, and appeared in journals and books of zoology. He was a founding member of the club devoted to

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s, founded in England in 1901. Skeleton of a man, a woman (pygmy) and a gorilla Wellcome V0029413.jpg, Skeleton of a man, a woman (pygmy) and a gorilla MF Vogelschau 04 Bolton StarGazers NEU.jpg.webp, Star Gazers Sport on the Nilgiris and in Wynaad (1911) (14759480716).jpg, The spotted deer Manx by Gambier Bolton.JPG, Manx cat

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bolton, Gambier 1854 births 1928 deaths British nature photographers British parapsychologists