The F.G.O. Stuart postcard collection

Discover Edwardian Britain, one postcard at a time.

Explore photographs published by Southampton photographer Francis Goldophin Osbourne Stuart, and help uncover the stories behind the places he captured.

F.G.O. Stuart postcard collection

F.G.O. Stuart

In the Edwardian 'Golden Age' of picture postcards, Francis Goldophin Osbourne Stuart was perhaps the premier publisher in southern England. Based in Southampton for over 40 years, for over 40 years, he issued some 2500 scenes of town, country and military subjects as popular with collectors now as they were then.

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We've been unable to place the exact location of some of Stuart's photographs. Times change and buildings and places along with it. If you know any of the locations then please drop me a line.

  Checklist

A complete checklist of all Stuart's cards is available. See the Collecting page for more information about collecting the cards.

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