Photographers 1840 - 1940 Great Britain & Ireland

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 era, the Edwardian era and later - up to 1940. It is about their work, their studios and their customers (sitters).

We want to bring this to life by providing a huge, comprehensive, authoritative and unique source of information about earlier photographers in Great Britain and Ireland – all in one single place. The information is based on the analysis of two extensive collections - one of British and Irish cartes de visite and another of British trade directories.

Additional data is continually being added to the site so do come back and look again, and again.

The information about photographers that is available includes:

• Names
• Addresses
• Dates of operation
• Biographical notes
• Examples of their work
• Unique ways of dating their photographs

This will be of particular interest to:

• Family historians
• Local historians
• Authors, publishers and the media
• Universities and museums
• Graphic and interior designers
• Fashion researchers
• Collectors
• And many others

Also see our long list of photographs of NAMED sitters – any of which might be one of your ancestors. See Sitters.

See below for sub pages.

This page has the following sub pages:

• Photographer Lists
• Biographies
• Research

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