Perciful Claude Byron was an English photographer at the Byron Company in Manhattan. Percy was "the premier maritime photographer of his generation".
Percy Claude Byron
The Museum of the City of New York is a history and art museum in Manhattan, New York City. It was founded by Henry Collins Brown in 1923 to preserve and present the history of New York City and its p
Percy Claude Byron
…Byron, Percy Claude (1958). Once Upon a City: New York from 1890 to 1910. Macmillan Publishers. 22,000 photos at the Museum of the City of New York between 1890 and 1942. The collection was donated by Percy Claude Byron in 1942…
The main facade of the museum, facing Fifth Avenue
Gracie Mansion, the mayor's official residence, was the museum's first location
The main entrance to the Tweed Courthouse, which was proposed as a new home for the museum
"The Bay and Harbor of New York" by Samuel Waugh (1814–1885), depicting the arrival of the Junk Keying in New York harbour in July 1847 (watercolor on canvas, c.1853–1855, Museum of the City of New York).