Postcard perfection - The J. Salmon Archive
We've recently added several hundred images from the J. Salmon archive by the artist Alfred Robert Quinton (1853-1934) depicting a charming series of landmarks and scenic views around the British Isles done in the early 1900s.
J Salmon Ltd., was founded in 1880 by Joseph Salmon, a London bookseller running a stationer's shop and general printing business in Sevenoaks, Kent. His son, also Joseph, took over the business and became interested in the potential of printing and publishing pictorial postcards, initially depicting local views.
Around 1912, Joseph Salmon started to publish postcards featuring the work of Quinton, a famous association that was to last until the artist's death in 1934. In late 2017, the company took the decision to cease printing production, finally withdrawing from publishing in the early part of 2018.
We are delighted that the Salmon family have chosen Mary Evans Picture Library to aid them in licensing imagery from their vast artwork archive. Alongside the superb work by A R Quinton, other highlights include the paintings of aircraft and ships by A. F. D. Bannister, the attractive Fairyland illustrations by Flora White, the humorous postcard illustrations of Reg Carter and a delightful set of seaside scenes by Cicely Mary Barker. We had great fun looking through Alfred Quinton's pictures. Although they present an idyllic view of bygone Britain, it's actually surprising how little some places have changed.
Take a look and see how many you can tick off as having visited.
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