The Bourne & Shepherd Company
The Bourne & Shepherd Company;Bourne & Shepherd
Place: Calcutta (Kolkata)
Born: 1863
Death: 2016
Biography:
Bourne & Shepherd was an Indian photographic studio and one of the oldest established photographic businesses in the world. Established in 1863, at its peak, it was the most successful commercial firm in 19th-and early 20th-century India, with agencies all over India, and outlets in London and Paris, and also ran a mail order service. The studio was founded by Samuel Bourne and Charles Shepherd in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. The company closed in June 2016 after 176 years of continuous operation.