The Franco Art Co.

[AntoR22]

Hi... Does anyone have any information on The franco Art Co. or The Franco British Art Co. ..
They were in 111 Grafton Studios , Grafton St... 85 Talbot St,. 11 Lr. Camden St,.  39 Mary St,. & 46 Harrington St , Dublin
I have a lot of old photo`s that were taken there and i`m trying to put a date to them ..

Many Thanks ... Anthony

[eadaoin]

Thoms Directory 1922 shows the Franco-British Portrait Co in 46andahalf Harrington St and 85 Talbot St.
There's a mention of Grafton St, but I don't see it on the Grafton Street listing.

eadaoin

[shanew147]

in 1914 listings

Franco-British Portrait Co are at the Grafton Street address but not at Talbot street

 11A. Lr Camden-street   Harry Cowan, Camden-street Studio

 39 Mary Street is listed as vacant

 

Shane

[AntoR22]

hi folks ... Thanks for that info, do you think i could assume that the Grafton St branch closed before 1922 because its not in the Thoms listings for that year an the photo`s i have, have that branch printed on back which would make them pre 1922 ..

Anthony

[shanew147]

there's no photographer at 111 Grafton Street in 1894 - so that puts an earliest date for any photo's with that address.

as for the 1922 listing maybe they occasionally used a studio or room at that address ? 

I've seen the same kind of listing in Thom's before, where the listing for a business in X street will include the wording 'also in Y' street - but there is no listing on Y street. I suspect at least some of these are due to that fact that sometimes Thom's is a little out of date. I know people have found listing for ancestors that were known to be deceased at the time of the directory date.


Shane

[AntoR22]

Hi Shane .. Thanks for that information ..I`v also got old photo`s from ,. T King 5 North Earl St. (under the clock)...Charles Howell 2 Henry St,...Roe McMahon 25 upper Sackville St... J Edwards 1 Wellington Quay ... Keogh Bros 75 Lower Dorset St...and the Central Studio`s 18 North Earl St... Would I be asking too much for some help dating them ..

Thanking You Anthony

[berdina]

hello,

what date was this in relation  to roe mcmahon, i believe he was the father of my great great grandmother.

[shanew147]

in 1894 there's a photographer at 25 Upr Sackville st - but not McMahon..

 Sheils, Gregory, photographer,

and in 1914

25 Upr Sackville Str / Sackville St. Arcade
 sharing the building with a Thomas Gogan, confectioner
 is Roe McMahon , photographer


Shane

[Quaxer]

Anthony

Just saw in Thoms 1923 the Franco Portrait Co. in No.6 North Earl Street (no British in title) and it was not in the Index.
Nothing in No.5 of interest to you.
Will look further.

Regards   Quaxer