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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

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.