Joseph Byron was a Nottingham, England born photographer who founded the Byron Company

Byron Company

The Byron Company is a New York City photography studio in Manhattan that was founded in 1892. It is "one of New York's pre-eminent commercial photography studios" that "documented the essence of New York City life"...

 in Manhattan.

Biography

He was born in England in January 1847. His father, grandfather, and greatgrandfather were photographers. He received a commission from the British government to photograph the conditions in English coal mines. He emigrated to the United States in 1888 with his children, Percy Claude Byron

Percy Claude Byron

Perciful Claude Byron was a Nottingham born photographer at the Byron Company in Manhattan. Percy was "the premier maritime photography of his generation".-Biography:...

, Florence M. Byron (1880-?), and Georgina Byron (1883-?). In 1892 he opened his commercial studio in Manhattan. Byron's specialty was photographing Broadway shows and other stage productions. His son was the photographer Percy Claude Byron

Percy Claude Byron

Perciful Claude Byron was a Nottingham born photographer at the Byron Company in Manhattan. Percy was "the premier maritime photography of his generation".-Biography:...

. Percy was "the premier maritime photography of his generation". Joseph Byron worked for the New York Times in the 1890s. He died on May 28, 1923 in Manhattan.