Florena Quayle

Little is known about Miss Florena Quayle. The Postcard shown below has her name and address at 30 Newborough, Scarborough embossed on it. The curly bob hair style suggests that the picture was taken in the early 1920s. She is listed in the 1922 Gore’s Directory for Liverpool as a photographer with a studio at 62 Bold Street, she is one of only 7 women photographer of the 107 listed in the city of Liverpool.

Miss Florena Quayle of 38 Newborough, Scarborough won a guinea in the Daily Mirror crossword puzzle competition on Monday 25 January 1926.

Portrait of an unknown woman by Scarborough photographer Florena Quayle
Back of unused postcard portrait by Florena Quale Scarborough photographer
Detail of postcard photographic portrait showing embossed name of the photographer Florena Quayle of Scarborough

Portrait of an woman,

Postcard

Photographic Practice

  • Portraiture postcards

Studios

30 Newboro, Scarborough

62 Bold Street, Liverpool

References

1922 Gores Directory, Liverpool. - Liverpool Photographers

Daily Mirror, Monday 25 January 1926, p18, The British Newspaper Archive.