A & G Taylor
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Taylor's must have been one of the biggest chains
of photographic studios. Some cards list two branches in London,
33 elsewhere in Britain and in 6 major cities of the USA. Their
Wolverhampton branch was at Richmond Place, Penn Road. This
later became the premises of J. F. Whitehouse (see below).
They also had a furry thing. On the right it
is creeping up on an unsuspecting child. |
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The Victoria Photo Co.
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This firm was at 44 Waterloo Road South. Cartes
issued by J. Will Evans (qv) say that his studio is "Late Victoria
Photo Co". This may be a simple change of name but it is more
likely to represent a new owner.
The cdv to the right (kindly supplied by Carl Green) is in a
remarkably similar style. This studio may have decided that
this was a winning formula. |
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A. J. Webber
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His address is 41 Darlington Street, an area in
which there were several photographers.
This is possibly a newlywed couple. The studio is got
up to look like a drawing room: a table with a book on it, a
chinoiserie screen and a jardinere with a pot plant. The
photograph on the right taken in 1901 is of Mr. J. H. Boulton
who was the uncle of the late historian Jim Boulton. |
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W. White
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White was at 21 Broad Street and at 251 Wolverhampton Road, Heath Town.
One's guess is that either he had two studios or that he was at
Broad Street first, then Heath Town.
He seems to have had furry things in both studios.
Here two Heath Town children are about to fall prey to it. |
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This young lady wore white. Photographers
usually advised against it because their film could not deal with
it. The result is shown here.
Note the painted back cloth, showing a landscape with vaguely
gothic elements in it; and the hideous rustic fence, of the
materials and style much admired by Victorians and used
excessively in their gardens and garden furniture. |
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The young gentleman on the right has plasterwork classical props and
a classical back cloth. His suit has a double breasted waistcoat,
which has made it difficult to display his half Albert, which has had to
be pinned on. He wears boots with leather puttees. But White
appears to have had a well equipped studio.
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A remarkable photo. The studio is littered with
props, including a furry thing. The family are sitting
on some very basic chairs. The man has a smart button
hole - but his shoes are filthy.
White's address is given as 21 Broad Street. |
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This photo (which is mounted on plain card and is not a
cdv or cabinet photo) seems to show the same back cloth;
but the young lady's white summer dress has come out rather
more successfully. The stamp on the back indicates that
White had had premises in Canal Street but was now in Broad
Street. The trick is that these are the same street -
the old Canal Street was demolished in the 1870s and then
re-named Broad Street. (Even earlier Canal Street had been
Rotten Row). Did White's premises survive the
demolition? And is this before or after he was at
Heath Town - which is way outside the centre, whereas Broad
Street was in the centre? |
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J. F. Whitehouse
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Whitehouse was at Richmond Place, Penn Road and
describes his firm as being "late A & G Taylor". Presumably
that chain had broken up.
The card back is in a very fashionable, Japanese
influenced, aesthetic movement style.
The furry thing has got a firm grip on one child and
is making for the other. |
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