In July 1884, an unassuming announcement in the Hawke's Bay Herald detailed the opening of a photographic studio in Port Ahuriri. The new business owners, Harriet and Joseph Cobb, had arrived in Napier on 5 January, having landed in Wellington with their children aboard the Lady Jocelyn on New Year's Day. Shortly after their arrival in Hawke's Bay, Harriet set about establishing herself within the local business network.
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