Postcards by Otto Brown of Worthing

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Postcard Portraits by Otto Brown of Worthing

[ABOVE] Portrait of a girl standing by a chair (inscribed "happy Xmas, from Phyllis") a postcard portrait by Otto Brown of Worthing ( c1918). Otto Brown's "print block" trade plate is blind-stamped at the bottom left of the photograph. [Negative No.17753]

[ABOVE] Portrait of a couple with their daughter, a postcard portrait by Otto Brown of Worthing (c1914). Otto Brown's "signature" trade plate is blind-stamped at the bottom right of the photograph. [Negative No. 6222]

[ABOVE] Novelty photograph of a young woman flying a bi-plane over London's St. Paul's Cathedral, a postcard portrait by Otto Brown of Worthing (c1916). Otto Brown's "signature" trade plate is blind-stamped in the bottom right-hand corner on the white border of the postcard. [Negative No. 626]

[ABOVE] Portrait of a woman with her daughter, a postcard portrait by Otto Brown of Worthing (c1914). Otto Brown's "signature" trade plate is blind-stamped at the bottom right of the photograph. [Negative No. 11901]

[ABOVE] Portrait of a woman standing by a writing table, a postcard portrait by Otto Brown of Worthing ( dated "November 1918"). Otto Brown's "print block" trade plate is blind-stamped at the bottom right of the photograph. [Negative No.17506]

[ABOVE] Portrait of a couple in front of  a painted garden background, a postcard portrait by Otto Brown of Worthing (c1916). Otto Brown's "print block" trade plate is blind-stamped at the bottom right of the photograph. [Negative No. 4868]

[ABOVE] Portrait of a seated woman, a postcard portrait by Otto Brown of Worthing (c1915). Otto Brown's "print block" trade plate is blind-stamped at the bottom of the photograph. [Negative No. 7958]

Otto Brown's Postcard Blind-Stamps

 

[ABOVE] The "signature" blind stamp of Otto Brown, photographer, 2 Chapel Road, Worthing, which appeared on his postcard portraits from around 1908 until 1914.

[ABOVE] The "print block" blind stamp of Otto Brown, photographer, Chapel Road, Worthing, which appeared on his postcard portraits from around 1914 to 1920.

 

[ABOVE] A studio portrait of  two sisters who signed themselves "C. & E. Grinyer". A postcard portrait by Otto Brown of  2 Chapel Road, Worthing (c1908). Otto Brown's "signature" trade plate is blind-stamped at the bottom of the photograph. The message on this particular postcard appears below.

Otto Brown's Kursaal Art Studio

Otto Brown's Kursaal Art Studio

Otto Brown operated a photographic studio at the Kursaal during the First World War period. The Kursaal, an entertainment complex on Worthing's seafront, was built in 1910 and opened to the public the following year. The Kursaal contained a roller skating rink, an exhibition hall, a cinema, refreshment rooms, and a covered garden for outdoor entertainment. Following the outbreak of the First World War, the German-sounding name of the Kursaal was changed to "The Dome".

 
 
[LEFT] Portrait of a woman holding her baby, a postcard portrait taken at the Kursaal Art Studio, Worthing (c1914). The Kursaal Art Studio trade plate is blind-stamped at the bottom right of the photograph.
Dear Teacher,

Will you please accept the small present as a token of our gratitude for all the kindness & great pains you have shown us during the happy hours we spent with you at school.

We remain, yours sincerely,

 C. & E. Grinyer

[ABOVE] A transcription of the message written in ink on the reverse of the  postcard portrait of the Grinyer Sisters by Otto Brown of  2 Chapel Road, Worthing ( SEE ABOVE ). The message is signed "C. & E. Grinyer". The two girls pictured in Otto Brown's studio portrait could be Carrie Grenyer (born 1892, East Preston District) and Emily Grenyer (born 1894, East Preston District).

[ABOVE] The crest and "signature" trade plate of the photographer Otto Brown of 2 Chapel Road, Worthing, which appeared on Brown's cartes-de-visite and cabinet card portraits before he concentrated on 'real photo' postcards from around 1910.

 

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