Henry Mullins was the first professional photographer to establish a portrait business in Jersey. He began his career in London in the 1840s before moving to Jersey in July 1848, where he opened the Royal Saloon studio at 7 Royal Square, partnering with Mr Millward. In 1849 Mullins began working independently and continued to for the next 26 years.

The negative archive of the business totalling around 20,000 glass plates was purchased by the photographers Jones et Cie in 1874. The photographer Clarence Ouless acquired the negatives a decade later after which there is no record of the negative archive.