Photographers 1840 – 1940 Great Britain & Ireland

Welcome to General News at Photographers of Great Britain & Ireland 1840 – 1940
This is 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 from the results [...]

Welcome to Wanted at Photographers of Great Britain & Ireland 1840 – 1940
We have masses of information BUT – we always need more.
Research thrives on data, and lots of it.
We are always looking for:

original Victorian or Edwardian photographs – portraits or views
dated photographs – 1840 to 1940
date information from trade directories or similar publications
ephemera [...]

Welcome to Publications at Photographers of Great Britain & Ireland 1840 – 1940
We have a number of publications and other items for sale as well as some which are free. They are:

FREE downloads of articles that have previously been published
FREE e-Newsletters
Victorian photographs in various lots which are surplus to our archive.

We are currently working on [...]

Welcome to Dating Old Photographs at Photographers of Great Britain & Ireland 1840 – 1940
Unfortunately many old family photographs are not annotated with the sitter’s name.
However, an accurate date does help to pinpoint who the subject/s of the photograph might be.
Knowing when a photograph was taken, where it was taken – together with the details [...]

Welcome to Studios at Photographers of Great Britain & Ireland 1840 – 1940
We have details of studios in all cities, most towns and many villages throughout Great Britain and Ireland.
To find out if we have information on photographic studios in the particular city, town or village that you are interested in – visit Studios.
If [...]

Welcome to FAQs at Photographers of Great Britain & Ireland 1840 – 1940
Many questions are often asked of us so we thought it would be a good idea to write an answer for everyone to refer to. Through time this will become a large, authoritative resource. Do check it out at FAQ.

Welcome to Sitters at Photographers of Great Britain & Ireland 1840 – 1940
It is such a shame that people down the years have disposed of family albums without a thought as to who might treasure them in the future.
The prime purpose of this aspect of the archive is to preserve information for family historians and [...]

Welcome to Photographers of Great Britain & Ireland 1840 – 1940
The invention of photography had a massive and everlasting impact on everyone; on commerce, on industry, on the rich and on the man in the street. Because of it we can actually see into the past!
This site is all about early photographers from the Victorian [...]