Major Collections
Picture Oxon features the work of several major local photographers, spanning both 19th and 20th centuries.
Henry Taunt
About 1860—1922
14,000 images
Henry W Taunt operated in Oxford, Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley
Frank and Basil Packer
About 1910—1970s
55,000 images
Father and son Frank and Basil operated primarily in the west of Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds
J.W. Thomas
1946—1999
100,000 images
J.W. ‘Tommy’ Thomas was a commercial photographer who worked in Oxford from 1946 until his death in 1999
Percy Elford
Largely 1903—1914
3,000 images
Director of Education, Percy Elford, photographed Oxfordshire schools
