There can’t be many long-time Andover families who do not have a photograph or two taken by this old established firm whose presence in the town lasted for over a century. There was always stiff competition for business over that time but although a number of other local studios were set up, none of them lasted longer than the career of the photographer himself. In contrast, Howard’s passed from father to daughter and then, after the formation of a limited company, to Mr Ralph Page, who as photographer and proprietor, ran the business for a further 30 years or so.