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J. Smith
| Photographer
Studio(s): Warminster
Warminster
English. |
J. Smith was a photographer active in Warminster during the 1860s and 1870s, although little is known of his personal life or photographic career. His surviving work establishes him as a producer of topographical photographs covering a considerable area around the town.
Seven known carte-de-visite views include photographs of Warminster, Longleat and Stourhead, as well as other local subjects. Four different card backs indicate that his work was produced over a period extending from approximately the early 1860s to the mid-1870s. The range of subjects suggests that topographical photography formed a significant part of his work, rather than being limited to occasional views of Warminster itself.
The photographs encompass both the town and important country estates and landscapes in the surrounding district, reflecting the growing demand for inexpensive photographic views of places of local and general interest.
Despite the survival of this substantial body of topographical work, the details of Smith’s career remain obscure, and his full name and precise studio address have not yet been established. His photographs nevertheless provide an important early record of Warminster and the surrounding countryside. |
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As Photographer: 11
Active in:
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| | Chalcot House
Ref: P/31924
County: Wiltshire
Location: Chalcot
Type: Carte de Visite
Studio: J. Smith, Warminster
Not for sale |
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| | Alfred's Tower, Stourhead
Ref: P/31917
County: Wiltshire
Location: Stourhead
Type: Carte de Visite
Studio: J. Smith, Warminster
Not for sale |
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| | St. Peter's Pump, Stourhead
Ref: P/31920
County: Wiltshire
Location: Stourhead
Type: Carte de Visite
Studio: J. Smith, Warminster
Not for sale |
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| | Alfred's Tower, Stourhead
Ref: P/31923
County: Wiltshire
Location: Stourhead
Type: Carte de Visite
Studio: J. Smith, Warminster
Not for sale |
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| | Stourton Church
Ref: P/31921
County: Wiltshire
Location: Stourton
Type: Carte de Visite
Studio: J. Smith, Warminster
Not for sale |
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| | Warminster From Weymouth Street, looking North towards St. Lawrence Chapel
Ref: P/31922
County: Wiltshire
Location: Warminster
Type: Carte de Visite
Studio: J. Smith, Warminster
Not for sale |
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| | Warminster. Junction of High Street looking West at the junction with Weymouth Street
Ref: P/31925
County: Wiltshire
Location: Warminster
Type: Carte de Visite
Studio: J. Smith, Warminster
Not for sale |
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