Downey Luminaries II

Behind the company name W. & D. Downey lay a team of skilled photographers who established its reputation during the 1860s and 1870s.

One of these was John Edwards (1813-1898), who is the subject of the second post in this mini-series about Downey luminaries.

Cartes-de-visite and cabinet cards produced by his studio made great use of that  photographic pe…