Looking For: The First Agency

By Will Carleton January 8, 2010 Uncategorized

As part of the ongoing project to map the photo agencies of Fleet Street I am looking for the name and details of the first independent photo agency to set up in the street – where are they now?
UPDATE: World’s Graphic Press was the first news-photo agency and operated in Fleet Street.
Please get in touch if you have any info to add.

Why is it important?

At the turn of the 20th century, there was vast growth in press agencies and photographers due to the massive thirst for images in newspapers. Many are still in existence but others have been sold, absorbed or simply disappeared, effectively leaving gaps in the history of this industry… many agency offices were bombed during the WWII London Blitz resulting negative and print files being water damage from the hoses quenching the fires …most archives were in the building basements.

Looking For: The First Agency

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