Welcome to Southampton Victorian Photographers. 
​This site offers profiles of the lives and work of commercial portrait photographers in nineteenth century Southampton. Where possible, examples of carte de visite and cabinet card portraits are included. However, many of the photographers were only working in Southampton briefly, or did not produce portraits in great numbers; consequently examples of their work are yet to be found.  

The photographer profiles can help to date carte de visite and cabinet card portraits, as dates are given for when and where each photographer was working. 
The about page gives a short introduction to Victorian portrait photographers in Southampton, and the A-Z page provides links to profiles of photographers discovered so far. 
​All images used are from a private collection, unless other wise stated. ​
New additions and updates
12.08.18 Image added to Latter.
16.06.18 Image added to Cheapside Photo Company
27.05.18 Image added to G. Greatrex
22.04.18 Image added to S. White
30.03.18 Image added to Ernest Stanmore Gibbs.
11.03.18 Images added to John Beer and Henry Sache.
24.02.18 Image added to E.Mentor and Co
10.02.18 Images added to Nellie G Smith and Debenham and Smith
27.01.18 Images added to Freeman and Holliday
20.01.18 Image added to G.W Latter
12.01.18 Images added to P.Douglas and S.J.Line
6.01.18 Image added to Vandyke
24.12.17 Image added to S. Wiseman
         Image added to G. Greatrex
9.12.17 Image added to F.G.O. Stuart
2.12.17 Image added to Cosser.
25.11.17 Image added to S.J Line.
17.11.17 Image added to J.B.Stokes
11.11.17 New photographer Henry Neale, 5 Above Bar and Oxford Road, Bevois Mount.
21.10.17 Images added to Debenham and Smith and E.Mentor and Co
14.10.17 Image added to The Baden Powell Photo Co
7.10.17 Images added to H.Barrett, Adams and Stilliard, G.Southgate and Symonds and Wheeler.
29.9.17 Image added to G.Southgate. 
23.9.17 Images added to A.G Rider, G. Southgate and G.W Latter.
2.9.17 Images added to A.G.Rider,Wiseman and  Adams and Stilliard
20.8.17 Image added to P.Douglas
6.8.17 Image added to Debenham and Smith
29.7.17
New photographer, William Summers. 68 East Street.
Image added to George Whitfield Cosser
22.7.17
New information added to S,M and A Tyson 
Image added to Joseph Wiseman

16.7.17 Images added to Joseph Wiseman
10.7.17
Image added to H. Barrett
3.07.17
Image added to S.J.Wiseman.
​Images added to G.Southgate
​Image added to W.G.Smith
30.05.17
Image added to S.J.Wiseman
29.05.17
​Image added to Debenham and Smith
Image added to Adams and Scanlan
​Images added to Adams and Stilliard
28.05.17
Image added to S.J.Line
​Image added to A.G.Rider
Image added to W.M.Phillips
​Images added to J.J.Jones
19.04.17
Images added for W.M.Phillips, A.G.Rider, and Debenham and Smith
17.04.17
Images and new link added for E.Mentor and Co
​13.4.17 
The Adriatic Photograph Co
7.4.17.
​New images added for Lionel Bartram, Cheapside Photo Co, Debenham and Smith, and E.Mentor and Co.
Copyright S.K.May 2018