Hi Joan, The only suggestion I have is to try http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/index.asp. E.g. a search for "photographer" in Kelly's Directory of Worcestershire, 1892 produces 22 hits - but none are the names you mention. Try other years close to the time you believe the photos were taken. Regards, John ----- Original Message ----- From: Joan Cowdell To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 7:48 AM Subject: [HEF] Photographers Hello List I am trying to identify a couple of old photos and all I have is the name of the photographers – one is W. Wilkins of Ombersley Road, Worcester and the other is R.H. Nixon of Bewdley Street, Kidderminster. Could anyone tell me how to find out when these firms were in business? I suppose there would be no chance of their records surviving anywhere? All the best, Joan -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 268.8.3/360 - Release Date: 09/06/2006 ==== ENG-HEREFORD Mailing List ==== . ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx