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A website about the photographers of Great Britain and Ireland from 1840 to 1940 - their photographs, their studios and their customers.
Get information from the world’s largest collection of British and Irish carte de visite photographs and trade directories.
Extensive information is available on
- 33,000 photographers from the Victorian era and later – up to 1940
- 62,450 studio addresses and dates of operation
- 6,000 customers (the sitters who posed for them)
The information, much of it unique, is taken from original cartes de visite and cabinet cards in the Victorian Image Collection and from trade directories collected over the last 30 years. Data from other sources such as the UK census is also available.
Mr & Mrs Boucicault (actors) in 1861. A fine carte de visite by Mayer Brothers, London.
How can we help you?
A small charge is usually made for our services to help maintain the archive of over 200,000 photographs.
- if you want to date a family photograph or search for trade directory information – click here
- if you want to research a photographer in your family tree or see an example of their work – click here
- if you want to find a picture of one of your ancestors – click here
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if you want to see images of old photographic studios or examples of photographic ephemera, medals etc. - click here
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if you want to get scanned images for publication or display - click here
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if you want to get help with a research project related to photographers (1840-1940) – click here
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if you want to sell your old photographs, albums or cameras – click here
Shortly we will be offering
- an automated dating wizard so that you can date your own carte de visite or cabinet card on line
- lists of Victorian and Edwardian photographers from specific towns – in booklet form
For further information, contact us
