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Royal Photo Company
Company typeCommercial photography
Founded1904
FounderLouis Bramson
Defunct1972
HeadquartersLouisville, Kentucky

Louis Bramson established the Royal Photo View Company in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1904. In 1908, the company was renamed the Royal Photo Company. The Royal Photo Company focused on commercial photography and, unlike many other photographic businesses, did not operate a studio for portraits. Clients included Hillerich & Bradsby—makers of the Louisville Slugger baseball bat—and other businesses such as Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, and the Kaufman-Straus department store.

Taken by the Royal Photo Company circa 1930's

Stern Bramson (1912–1989), the son of Louis Bramson, joined the studio upon graduation from DuPont Manual High School in 1930 and remained with the firm until 1972 except for a break for service with the Army Signal Corps during World War II. He eventually became Royal's principal photographer and was the owner of the studio after the death of his father.

The University of Louisville Photographic Archives acquired the Royal Photo Company collection of photographic negatives in 1982.

References

  • Carner, Bill. "Stern Bramson and the Royal Photo Company, Louisville, Kentucky." The History of Photography 19:1 (1996): 50–54.

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