John Hinchcliffe Biography Published

A new biography has just been published at Photographers 1840 – 1940 Great Britain & Ireland

The Hinchcliffe family provided two generations of photographers who operated variously in Dewsbury, Liverpool and Leicester from 1864 until about 1923. It is possible that the Hinchcliffe name continued above studio doors for a few years after 1923 but that the studios were actually owned by people who were not members of the family.

Research has been difficult at times because the family name has been variously recorded as Inchcliffe and Hinchliffe as well as Hinchcliffe.

John Hinchcliffe had seven children and most of them were involved in photography to some extent. His sons Ramsden, Henry and Eugene were particularly active as commercial photographers as were Henry’s wife Ellen and Eugene’s wife Alice. Read more …

This is just one of many more free Victorian Photographer biographies currently published. More are scheduled for publication over the coming months.


 

Charles Cheetham Vevers 1868 – 1946 Biography

Charles Cheetham Vevers 1868 – 1946

This biography is in a different format to all of our other biographies here at Photographers of Great Britain & Ireland 1840 – 1940 as it concentrates on the correspondence of a Victorian photographic equipment maker, retailer, photographer and technical author rather than on his full life story. The main emphasis is on a fantastic archive of letters, quotes and invoices dating from the 1890s.

The first part of this bio is an article published in April 2013 in Photographica World, the superb magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain and available as a free download.


 

 

Victorian Humour on Cartes de Visite informative download now available

Victorian Humour on Cartes de Visite

This article looks at the various ways that cartes de visite used humour – intentionally and otherwise.

The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit http://www.pccgb.com

An Introduction to Dating Cartes de Visite informative download now available

An Introduction to Dating Cartes de Visite

This article looks at some of the clues that help to date cartes de visite and cabinet card photographs.

The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit http://www.pccgb.com

Photography Prize Medals informative download now available

Photography Prize Medals

This article looks at the way that Victorian photographers illustrated their prize medals on their photographic mounts to promote their businesses.

The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit http://www.pccgb.com

Victorian Photographic Studio Backgrounds informative download now available

Victorian Photographic Studio Backgrounds

This article looks at the many styles of backgrounds and backcloths used in Victorian photographic studios. Some were very artistically painted whilst others were very crudely made.

The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit http://www.pccgb.com

Marketing Victorian Photographic Studios informative download available

Marketing Victorian Photographic Studios

This article looks at the popular ways that Victorian photographers used to promote their studios and their services.

The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit http://www.pccgb.com

Victorian Photographic Studios Illustrated

Cartomania 3 StudiosNOW AVAILABLE – for carte de visite enthusiasts everywhere. This is the fourth of a series of free articles about collecting Victorian cartes de visite and cabinet cards. There are more articles to follow. Please visit Photographers of Great Britain & Ireland 1840 – 1940 for your free download.

Victorian Photographic Studios Illustrated

This article looks at Victorian cartes de visite and cabinet cards and how some of them illustrate the photographer’s studio – outdoors and indoors.

The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit http://www.pccgb.com

 

Victorian Photographic Studio Furniture

Victorian Photographic Studio Furniture - Cartomania 8NOW AVAILABLE – for carte de visite enthusiasts everywhere. This is the second of a series of free articles about collecting Victorian cartes de visite and cabinet cards. There are more articles to follow. Please visit Photographers of Great Britain & Ireland 1840 – 1940 for your free download.

Victorian Photographic Studio Furniture

This article looks at the many types of posing chairs and other posing devices used in Victorian photographic studios. Many were specially designed to change in size so that they suited men, women and children.

The article was first published in Photographica World, the high quality magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain – the club for collectors of all things photographic from around the world. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit http://www.pccgb.com

 

Collecting Victorian cartes de visite and cabinet cards

Cartomania Part 1NOW AVAILABLE – for carte de visite enthusiasts everywhere. This is the first of a series of free articles about collecting Victorian cartes de visite and cabinet cards. There are more articles to follow. Please visit Photographers of Great Britain & Ireland 1840 – 1940 for your free download.

This article was first published in Photographica World in 2003. Photographica World is the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain – the club for collectors of all things photographic from around the world.