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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Dublin => Topic started by: Marc Mc Namara on Tuesday 20 October 09 15:45 BST (UK)
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To my joy, i have just discovered a lovely old photo of a male relative on My Da's side.. All i have to do now is identify him!
The photo is a typical postcard style, and the Studio Details are as follows:
Franco Portrait Studios
15 Lr O'Connell St & 6 Nth Earl St. Dublin.
Can i assume that its post 1922 because of the O'Connell St part ? When did this studio cease to do photography?
Marc
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As far as I know the street was renamed in 1924.
there's a previous thread which mentions some details of the studio :
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,395313.0.html
I'll have a look in Thom's '38 this evening and see if they are still there at that stage.
Shane
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from Thom's 1938
5 North Earl St, Burtol Irish Cleaner ltd
14/15 Lr O'Connell St, H. Cowan Photographer
also James McCann Fruitier/confectioner, American Restaurant & Tea Rooms, Flynn hairdresser, Urney chocolates, O'Doherty & Co. auditors/accountants, American travel agent, Irish Telephone Co.,
so it appears that the Franco Portrait Studio was gone by then... which would place the date of your photo sometime between 1924 and 1938
Shane
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Thanks for that Shane, I have since identified the person in the Photo and it appears to be 1925 - and its my Grandfather!!
Thanks again Shane
Marc
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As a matter of interest I also have a 'Franco' photograph wallet where the address(es) are shown as 15 Lr O'Connell Street & 6 North Earl Street. There is a calender on the rear cover with the date of 1930.
Interestingly, the photograph inside (of my late uncle) refers to T Graves & Co, Jewellers and Photographers of 36 Henry Street. Was there a connection between Franco & Graves? Or did Graves purchase Franco's wallets?
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Hi, I also have a photo of a female relative? from Franco Portrait Studios in Lr O'Connell St (it looks like 1920s). I believe the studio was originally owned by Simon Cowan so the H. Cowan may be a relative. Any thoughts as I would like to identify this person if there are any records of clients.
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I have an unidentified photo from the late 1800s(?), on the back of which it says:
The Franco Portrait Studios
15 Lr. Sackville Street. 6 Nth Earl Street.
111 Grafton Street, 46 Harrington Street
85 Talbot Street. 39 Mary Street.
Dublin
I guess it's too much to hope that there is a master list of clients somewhere:-)
I suspect the picture, which shows a woman in distinctive "Celtic revival" costume, is a Carroll from Clonee.
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I have an unidentified photo from the late 1800s(?), on the back of which it says:
The Franco Portrait Studios
15 Lr. Sackville Street. 6 Nth Earl Street.
111 Grafton Street, 46 Harrington Street
85 Talbot Street. 39 Mary Street.
Dublin
I guess it's too much to hope that there is a master list of clients somewhere:-)
I suspect the picture, which shows a woman in distinctive "Celtic revival" costume, is a Carroll from Clonee.
I am wondering about the year that this was taken ... certainly has an old appearance, but the first listing I have for the Photographers is at the Grafton street address in 1914. At that stage they were known as the 'Franco-British Art Studio'.. but nothing at the other addresses in 1914 or any listings earlier years. Sometime after that the company name change slightly, and in a reference I have in 1930 the Earl St address is mentioned as 'Franco Art Co, photographers.'
I'll have a look through my notes on Dublin photographers and see if I can establish any more detail on the company..
due to 1914 listing, and the use of the name 'Sackville Street' (rather than O'Connell St)... my guess is that the photo can be dated sometime between 1914 and 1924.
Shane
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I have an unidentified photo from the late 1800s(?), on the back of which it says:
The Franco Portrait Studios
15 Lr. Sackville Street. 6 Nth Earl Street.
111 Grafton Street, 46 Harrington Street
85 Talbot Street. 39 Mary Street.
Dublin
I guess it's too much to hope that there is a master list of clients somewhere:-)
I suspect the picture, which shows a woman in distinctive "Celtic revival" costume, is a Carroll from Clonee.
I love when RootsChat is the first result in a google search
I also have a photo from the Franco Portrait Studios, with these streets listed.
No idea who the infant is.
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This site with the names slightly different gives the owner as Henry Cowen
says
111 Grafton St opened after 1911, closed before 1924
46 Harrington St. same dates
6 Nth. Earl St opened by 1924 to replace building destroyed in 1916
http://www.irisharchaeology.info/genealogy/photographers.html
46 Harrington St and 39 Mary Street mentioned in this 1916 claim
http://centenaries.nationalarchives.ie/centenaries/plic/results.jsp?surname=Cowan&location=&title=&business_name=&search=Search
Looking at the original images his address is 111 Grafton st. not 11.
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I have just found an old photo which I am fairly sure was taken in 1914. On the back, it is typical Post Card type. It does say, The Franco Art Studios, 111 Grafton St, 39 Mary St, 85 Talbot St, & 46 Harrington St. This seems in line with other estimated dates and locations at that time. The only difference I note with mine is the name Franco Art Studios, rather than Franco Portrait Studio.
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I would like to find out the names of the people in this photo which has on the back:
The Franco Art Studios
111 Grafton St, 85 Talbot St, 89 Mary St & 46 Harrington St, Dublin.
Copies and enlargements can always be obtained
I wonder where all the old photo plates ended up? And if they had any books or records of customers? Did anyone ever find out anything on this?