Allen's of Tenby was a firm of photographers established in "The Excelsior Studio", a

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studio at 1 Campbell House, High Street,

Tenby Tenby ( cy, Dinbych-y-pysgod, lit=fortlet of the fish) is both a walled seaside town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the western side of Carmarthen Bay, and a local government community. Notable features include of sandy beaches and the Pembroke ...

Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; cy, Sir Benfro ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the rest by sea. The count ...

, opened by Harry Mortimer Allen (1864-1926) in 1890. In 1896, the studio was renamed "The Campbell Studio". Mortimer specialised in

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and landscapes. He was also a dealer in fine art and a picture framer. He also took "occasion" photographs and postcard images of Tenby and other local districts. In addition to black and white, he made colour-tinted postcards.

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