Born at Hove, Sussex, England, Henry William Mobsby (1860-1933) was an English artist, photographer, and motion picture pioneer. He educated at Hampton Place school, trained in art, design, chemistry and commercial practice at the School of Arts, Brighton, and in London.
These photos from Aussie~mobs were taken by Henry Mobsby whilst in England with his wife Nellie and daughter Berta, from March 1908 to October 1909.
Family members on Devil’s Dyke in England, 1908 |
Feeding a donkey somewhere in England, 1908 |
Feeding the birds, Hyde Park, London, 1908 |
Feeding the birds, Hyde Park, London, 1908 |
Flip-Flap at the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908 |
Fun on a swing, England, 1908 |
Great Fountain Garden at Hampton Court Palace, London, 1908 |
Hampton Court Palace, London, 1908 |
Hyde Park, London, 1908 |
Hyde Park, London, 1908 |
Lovers Walk, Brighton, East Sussex, England, 1908 |
Men in their carriage, England, 1908 |
Oakeshotts family grocery store, corner Old Brompton and Finborough Roads, London, 1908 |
On a country road in England, 1908 |
People having fun on the big swing, England, 1908 |
People with the cows, England, 1908 |
Preston Park, Brighton, East Sussex, England, 1908 |
Preston Park, Brighton, East Sussex, England, 1908 |
Richmond Mansions, Old Brompton Road, London, 1908 |
Somewhere in Sussex, England, 1908 |
St Peter’s Church adjacent to Preston Manor, Brighton, Sussex, England, 1908 |
St. Margaret’s Church at Angmering, Sussex, England, 1908 |
Street scene in Sussex, England, 1908 |
Swan boat ride at the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908 |
Swan boat rides – 6d return journey – Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908 |
The Elite Gardens at the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908 |
Two women at Portslade church, Sussex, England, 1908 |
Two women in a country lane, England, 1908 |
View of the gardens and Flip-Flap at the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908 |
Women looking a bit cold out in the country, England, 1908 |
A couple in England, 1908 |
A train somewhere in England, 1908 |
Abdulla cigarette building at the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908 |
Abdulla cigarette building, Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908 |
At the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908 |
At the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908 |
Boating in a park, England, 1908 |
Clock tower, Preston Park, Brighton, Sussex, England, 1908 |
Coastguard Terraces in Hove, England, 1908 |
Edwardians playing a game of cricket and a roller coaster in the background, England, 1908 |
Family and friends at Swanbourne Lake, Arundel, England, 1908 |