Alfred Herbert Hawke (7 February 1881 – 11 May 1958)[1] was a British photographer and postcard publisher based in Helston, Cornwall.
Alfred Herbert Hawke was born at 11 Richmond Terrace, Lower Easton, Bristol, on 7 February 1881, the son of Richard Hawke and his wife Eliza.[1] They married in Liskeard, Cornwall, and Richard was a cabinet-maker and is thought to have been a native of Helston.[1]
Starting in 1905, Hawke created 8,445 cards in his career, mostly topographical views of the Cornish coast and that of north Devon.[2]
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- ^ a b c "A.H.Hawke Photographer". Helston History. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "A. H. Hawke of Helston". Olivey.net. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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