James Bacon & Sons
Later, James Bacon & Sons Ltd
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Trades
Until 1934, James
Bacon & Sons were described in the Edinburgh trade directories as: Photographers
& Miniature Painters.
From 1935
onwards, James Bacon & Sons Ltd were described in these directories as: Photographers
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Addresses
The
address given in the trade
directories for James Bacon & Sons and later for the limited company was
130 Princes Street for about 35 years from 1917, and 101a Princes Street
for one year only, 1921.
However at a Meeting of
the Edinburgh Professional Photographers' Association in
1918, their address was given as Hanover Street. |
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The Business
Thank you to Jim Rothery
of Edinburgh for the following recollections of James Bacon & Son.
Jim has had a life-long interest in photography. He worked as a messenger
for James Bacon & Son in 1929.
Jim wrote:
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The Studio
"On the first floor
above street level there was a Reception Room with two glass show cases
containing photos. The reception room led into the studio.
The photographer was Mr
Thomson. He lived with his wife in a flat above his studio at 130
Princes Street. He also visited some of the larger houses in
Edinburgh to photograph weddings, travelling with his large box camera by
public transport.
The company also
employed an elderly gentleman who did the processing, a receptionist, a
typist and three ladies who did the retouching. (Jim Rothery
also helped with some of the retouching work.)
James Bacon & Sons also had another business,
probably in
Newcastle" |
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Newcastle Studios
Yes, Jim, James Bacon & Sons also had studios
in Newcastle. They were at these addresses from 1881 onwards:
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1881-1882
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J Bacon |
87 Northumberland Street |
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1883-1886
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J Bacon |
105 Northumberland Street |
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1887-1894
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J Bacon |
81 Northumberland Street |
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1895-1920
or later
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J Bacon & Sons |
81 Northumberland Street |
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Acknowledgements |
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Source of info
for Newcastle studios: PhotoHistorian Supplement No 117
'Professional Photographers in Newcastle, Gateshead and
Sunderland 1873-1920'
Published by the
Historical Group of the Royal Photographic Society ISSN 0957-0209. |
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Thank you also to Richard Baker for showing me a photograph
of his Great Grand Mother, taken by James Bacon, 81 Northumberland Street,
Newcastle on Tyne, probably in the 1890s. |
