Left: Henry Charles Morrison taken by Samuel Carnell, photographer, Napier


Photography in New Zealand; A Social and Technical History
by Hardwick Knight

Samuel Carnell purchased the Napier photography business of George 
Henry Swan (1833-1913) in 1870 and was known to have been active 
during the period 1873-1885.

New Zealand Dictionary of Biography
Entry for Gottfried Lindauer (1839-1926)

After moving to Napier in 1881 Lindauer in subsequent years "became
closely associated with the photographer Samuel Carnell, who was
known for his photographic studies of Maori..."

What's In a Name" by Ian Mills
Samuel Carnel 1832 - 1920; MP for Napier 1889-1896; 7th Mayor of 
Napier 1904-1907

Arrived in Napier 1869 as manager of Swan & Wrigglesworth and later 
set up as a photographer at the corner of Brewster St.  His keenest 
desire was to have a Government erect a lighthouse on Cape Kidnappers. 
Carnell street is named after him and runs alongside the railway line 
between Georges drive and Jull Street.