Byron Company

Byron Company
Industry
Founded1892
FounderJoseph Byron
Defunct1942
FateClosed during World War II
SuccessorByron Photography
Headquarters
Manhattan, New York City
,
United States
Key people
Services
  • Stage/theatrical photography
  • Maritime/ship photography
  • City life documentation
Websitewww.byronphoto.com
Byron photographic staff 1905

The Byron Company is a New York City photography studio in Manhattan that was founded in 1892.[1][2][3] It is "one of New York's pre-eminent commercial photography studios" that "documented the essence of New York City life".[4][5] Percy Byron, the son of the founder, was "the premier maritime photography of his generation".[6]

History

Joseph Byron was born in London in 1847 to a commercial photographer, and he opened the Byron Company in Manhattan in 1892.[1] He took on as his partner his son, Percy Claude Byron.[3] Since 1917 Percy specialized in maritime photography and lived on Staten Island.[7][8] Byron died in 1923, and Percy died in 1959.[7] In 1942 Percy closed the family studio because of World War II. He then went to work for the Essex Art Engraving Company of Newark, New Jersey until he retired in December 1958 because of his ill health.[7]

Legacy

The descendants operate as Byron Photography with 7th generation photographer, Thomas Byron and his son, 8th generation photographer, Mark Byron.[3]

Archive

References

  1. ^ a b "The Apple". New York Daily News. May 17, 1999. Retrieved 2009-02-12.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Kramer, Hilton (November 3, 1976). "Photos Recall a Mercantile City". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  3. ^ a b c "Byron Photography". Byron Photography. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  4. ^ "Playing In The Neighborhood". The New York Times. April 11, 1999. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  5. ^ "Gotham Comes of Age". The New York Times. September 10, 1999. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  6. ^ "Joseph Byron". University of South Carolina. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  7. ^ a b c "Percy Byron Dies. Photographer, 80. Recorder of Turn-of-Century New York Scenes Aided in 'Once Upon a City'". The New York Times. July 11, 1959.
  8. ^ World War I draft registration
  9. ^ "MCNY Collections Portal". Museum of the City of New York. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
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