[ABOVE] A photographic portrait of  a young man by John White of 32 High Street, Littlehampton. This carte-de visite portrait was produced by John White's studio around 1885.

[ABOVE] A carte-de-visite portrait of Louisa Pagan (1858-1908). Louisa Pagan was born in Geneva, Switzerland, but came to England as a young woman to work as a governess and teacher. In 1881, she was one of two teacher-governesses employed at Okeover Hall, Staffordshire by Haughton Charles Okeover (1825-1912), a wealthy landowner. In 1881, there were seven daughters and one son residing  at Okeover Hall. Louisa was 26 years of age when she was photographed by John White in 1884. Louisa, who never married, worked as a Governess in England until she died in 1908 aged 50.

[ABOVE] A carte-de-visite portrait of  Mabel Pocock, who was born in Egham, Surrey in 1882. She was the eldest daughter of  Percy Willmer Pocock, a solicitor, (born 1856, Pimlico, London) and Jessie Mabel Gurney (born c1861 Brixton Hill). The original owner of the photograph has inscribed on the back of the carte,"A school friend, Mabel Pocock - Father at the College, Englefield Green". Percy Pocock, worked as a solicitor for the Royal Holloway College, at Englefield Green. This photograph was taken around 1900, when Mabel was about 18 years of age.

[LEFT] Two photographic portraits of young children taken at the Littlehampton studios of John White. (TOP LEFT) Two children photographed at John White's studio at 32 High Street, Littlehampton.(c1888).( BOTTOM LEFT) Florrie Cheeseman and her baby brother Bert, photographed at John White & Son's studio at Gresham House, Beach Road (c1900). [ABOVE] John White's publicity on the back of the cartes he produced after 1880 generally include the words " Speciality - Babies Portraits by Instantaneous Process".

[ABOVE] A cabinet portrait of  a young man with a moustache seated on a chair by John White, Art Photographer of  Gresham House, Littlehampton.(c1895)