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Title: photographer Jas Andrews
Post by: Ann E on Saturday 11 November 06 23:58 GMT (UK)

Hi
 Can anyone tell me any thing about a photographer Jas Andrews, Artist studio Royal Institution Swansea on the back, & on the front J Andrews, Fecit, the photo I have must have been taken in about the1860s
 Thanks AnnE

Title: Re: photographer Jas Andrews
Post by: PrueM on Sunday 12 November 06 00:26 GMT (UK)

Hi AnnE  :D

Can you post a picture of your photo on here?  It would really help.
Meantime I will search and see what I can find out about the photographer.

Cheers
Prue

Title: Re: photographer Jas Andrews
Post by: PrueM on Sunday 12 November 06 00:30 GMT (UK)

This page has reference to James Andrews being active in the 1870s and 1880s:
http://www.archivesnetworkwales.info/cgi-bin/anw/fulldesc_nofr?inst_id=34&coll_id=76892&expand=

Title: Re: photographer Jas Andrews
Post by: PrueM on Sunday 12 November 06 00:31 GMT (UK)

And a little more info here:
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GLAMORGAN/1998-07/0900538105

Title: Re: photographer Jas Andrews
Post by: Ann E on Sunday 12 November 06 17:20 GMT (UK)

 Hi PrueM ,
  Thank you for your reply, I will contact the lady on roots connection
Thank you .
AnnE

Title: Re: photographer Jas Andrews
Post by: PrueM on Sunday 12 November 06 19:55 GMT (UK)

Hi Ann  :)
Wow!  Great photo!
Definitely 1860s and most likely the latter part of the decade.
Hope that helps you  :)
Prue

Title: Re: photographer Jas Andrews
Post by: Chris Brewster on Tuesday 04 July 17 19:37 BST (UK)

James Andrews was my great-grandmother's brother.  He had a studio in Swansea, Wales and was active in the last part of the 19th century.  He was a studio photographer, although I have seen photographs that he took of cityscapes in Wales.  I have several of his photographs.  I believe his studio and much of Swansea was destroyed by bombing raids during the Second World War.

Chris Brewster