Portrait of a man
A studio portrait of a man, possibly in the Trentham or Longton area. Please contact us if you recognise this view.
This photograph is one of a collection of 20 glass negatives by an unknown photographer, ...
Portrait of a Victorian Lady, Stafford,
Miniature studio portrait of Susy Macnaghten.
She is wearing a ruched velvet dress with a bustle (a pad or frame worn beneath the petticoat at the back of the skirt to provide support) and carries ...
Portrait of Alice May Vernon, Milwich,
Portrait of an Edwardian Lady, Stafford,
Portrait of an Edwardian Lady, Stafford,
Portrait of Christina Russell, Leek
A studio portrait of Christina Russell (nee Bell) originally from Dysart in Kircaldy Fifeshire, Scotland. Her husband was one of the partners in the Leek silk manufacturing firm of Ellis, Russell and ...
Portrait of Dr Christopher Greatrex, Eccleshall,
Dr Greatrex arrived in Eccleshall from Birmingham in 1818 at the age of 26. He lived in Stone Road.
He became Eccleshall's principal doctor for over sixty years and died in 1880.
Portrait of Dr Masfen, Surgeon, Stafford,
Dr Masfen was born in 1831. He graduated from London University in 1853, where he won the University Scholarship and the Gold Medal.
He took over his father's practice in Stafford in 1854 and worked ...
Portrait of elderly lady, Cannock area
Portrait of Ellen Vernon, Milwich,
Ellen Vernon died in 1915.
Portrait of Izaak Walton
Photograph of an oil painting of Izaak Walton by Jacob Huysman, in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Izaak Walton was a famous angler and author whose best known work 'The Complete ...
Portrait of John Poole, Murdered near Eccleshall
John Poole was an excavator by trade, a job which took him all over the country. He had worked in the USA for a period, and as a result had the nickname 'American Jack'.
In 1866, he was lodging with ...
Portrait of Joseph Vernon, Milwich,
Joseph Vernon of Milwich (1830 - 1907).
Farmer of Summer Hill
Portrait of Miss Ada Vernon, Milwich,
Miss Vernon is wearing leg-of-mutton sleeves and narrow skirt, fashionable in the mid-1890s.
Portrait of Miss Ada Vernon, Milwich,
The lace blouse and vignetted head and shoulders portrait is typical of the 1890s.
Portrait of Mr Ansell, Stafford,
'Old Ansell' was an inmate of the Union Workhouse, Stafford.
He was 100 years old when this photograph was taken.
Portrait of Mrs Hambleton, Cheddleton
Mrs Hambleton was born Sarah Hall on June 1st 1810 at a farm called High Street, about one and a half miles from Cheadle. She was one of eight children, having four brothers and three sisters. The family ...
Portrait of Mrs Mary Ashton, Church Eaton
Portrait of Mrs Mary Ashton who lived at Little Onn Hall. She died at the age of 48 in 1893.
Mrs Ashton is wearing a silk dress with narrow sleeves and a lace collar, with a bustle (a pad or frame ...