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Biography: Bragge, James

James Bragge

A head and shoulders studio photograph of James Bragge

This is the only known portrait of Wellington photographer James Bragge, who became famed for his landscape and panoramic work.

Using this item

C R McMillan

Reference: William Main. Bragge’s Wellington and the Wairarapa: images of a city and its provinces from the 1860s to the 1890s. Wellington: Millwood Press, 1974.

How to cite this page

William Main. 'Bragge, James', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993, updated October 2021. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/43148/james-bragge (accessed 4 June 2026).