Early photographers of York include:
Edwin F Fox Bishops Fox Talbot William Hayes Roger Fenton William Pumphrey George Fowler Jones architect W. P. Glaisby Francis Frith J. W. (Mrs. Milward) Knowles Joseph Duncan
Early photos of York by some of these photographers can also be found online.Imagine York: Historic Photographs Online Council Library Archive of historic photographs of York, searchable by keyword and photographer
Early photography is generally reckoned to be pre-1900.
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