Vera Conlon

Vera Marjorie Conlon (née Drake, 12 August 1906 - 23 January 1994) was a British archaeological photographer who is noted for her work at the UCL Institute of Archaeology and for publishing a textbook about photographic techniques for archaeologists.

Vera Conlon
Born	12 August 1906 Streatham, Surrey, England
Died	23 January 1994 Swanage, Dorset, England
Academic work
Institutions	UCL Institute of Archaeology

Life

Conlon was born in Streatham, Surrey, as Vera Marjorie Drake and was later described as having a "strong cockney accent."^[1] She was known by the nickname "Connie".^[2]

Conlon was one of the early women employees at the UCL Institute of Archaeology in London.^[2] She worked as the Head of the Photography Department.^[3] She retired in 1971.^[2]

After retiring, she published Camera Techniques in Archaeology, a textbook for archaeologists, in 1973.^[4][5] The book adapted advice to the newest camera and darkroom equipment available to photographers.^[6] It became a notable work about the specific photographic techniques required for field archaeology^[7] and "showed a keen awareness of photography's own lineage in archaeology."^[6]

She died in 1994 in Swanage, Dorset.^[2]