Linford R. Craven
Photographer
Active 1883-1915 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Craven is best known today for his many real photo post card views of village life in Bucks County, including pictures of grist mills, water wheels, construction gangs, store fronts, buildings, working people, trolleys, fire stations, bridges, parades, picnics, camp sites, and lots of canal views. Photos include Doylestown; Yardley, Point Pleasant, Chalfont, Fountainville, Dyerstown, Plumsteadville, Gardenville, Pipersville, Ottsville, Bucksville, Ferndale, Upper Black Eddy, Durham Furnace, Riegelsville, Narrowsville, Mechanicsville, Holland, Newtown, Wrightstown, and many others.

    Photograph of Craven

    Cabinet Cards

    Horse & Buggy

    Travelling Photographer

    Materials, Methods & Equipment

    Biography by General W.W.H.Davis

    Early Craven Photograph

    Early Craven Postcards

    Craven Newspaper Ads

    Craven's Yardley Site   (Photographs, Maps, History/Geography, Craven Biography)