Background
Percy Claude Byron was born on September 21, 1878 in Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Percy Claude Byron was born on September 21, 1878 in Nottingham, United Kingdom.
In 1935 Percy Claude Byron was the official photographer for the maiden voyage of the SS Normandie. Since 1917 he specialized in maritime photography while he lived on Staten Island. In 1942 Percy Claude Byron 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.
Percy Claude Byron died in 1959 in Cranford, New Jersey.