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Photo Compagnie Belge
Identity
Category
Firm
Alternative name or descriptor
- Hirsch & Herz (in Rue Neuve); Belgian Photo C° (on registered trade mark)
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Professional
Details
Life dates
Activity
1903 - 1914 Bruxelles, Rue Neuve, 109
Main studio. Registered a trade mark at this address on 18.6.1903, consisting of the name "Photo Comp. Belge / Belgian Photo C°" accompanied by a representation of Saint George slaying the dragon. Advertising at this address in July 1903. A studio opened in Marseille [F], Rue Saint-Férréol, 75, shortly after the Antwerp studio, that operated as "Photo Compagnie Franco Belge". Subsequently CVs listed six studios including four in Brussels. The director was Max Hirsch. Also see Hirsch & Herz. Also see entry for "American Automatic Photo (Company)", co-existing at this address, 1912-1914.
1904 - 1914 > Bruxelles - Ixelles, Chaussée d'Ixelles, 29
Branch. Already advertising here in February 1904, when it was "the only branch in Brussels" (Het Laatste Nieuws, 13.2.1904). Not recorded in directories until 1909. Listed here under this same trade name until 1938.
1905 - 1912 Bruxelles, Rue de Flandre, 161
1904 * - 1912 Anvers, Marché aux Souliers, 33<04-12> or 35<07-11>
Opening announced for 25.9.1904. "The largest establishment in the country" (Gazet van Antwerpen, 25.9.1904). Granted planning permission on 24.9.1904 to attach a display case for photographs on the façade. Max Hirsch is recorded here, 1906-1907. Peter Friedrich Kehren (° Essen [D], 25.10.1883) was manager here in 1909-1910.
1905 * - 1911 Bruxelles, Rue de la Violette, 35
Predecessor: L'Apollon (Photographie) #
1912 - 1914 Bruxelles, Rue de Brabant, 214 or 244
1912 - 1914 Bruxelles, Rue de la Bourse, 6
Succeeded by "Photo-Bourse" at this address after World War I.
Main studio. Registered a trade mark at this address on 18.6.1903, consisting of the name "Photo Comp. Belge / Belgian Photo C°" accompanied by a representation of Saint George slaying the dragon. Advertising at this address in July 1903. A studio opened in Marseille [F], Rue Saint-Férréol, 75, shortly after the Antwerp studio, that operated as "Photo Compagnie Franco Belge". Subsequently CVs listed six studios including four in Brussels. The director was Max Hirsch. Also see Hirsch & Herz. Also see entry for "American Automatic Photo (Company)", co-existing at this address, 1912-1914.
1904 - 1914 > Bruxelles - Ixelles, Chaussée d'Ixelles, 29
Branch. Already advertising here in February 1904, when it was "the only branch in Brussels" (Het Laatste Nieuws, 13.2.1904). Not recorded in directories until 1909. Listed here under this same trade name until 1938.
1905 - 1912 Bruxelles, Rue de Flandre, 161
1904 * - 1912 Anvers, Marché aux Souliers, 33<04-12> or 35<07-11>
Opening announced for 25.9.1904. "The largest establishment in the country" (Gazet van Antwerpen, 25.9.1904). Granted planning permission on 24.9.1904 to attach a display case for photographs on the façade. Max Hirsch is recorded here, 1906-1907. Peter Friedrich Kehren (° Essen [D], 25.10.1883) was manager here in 1909-1910.
1905 * - 1911 Bruxelles, Rue de la Violette, 35
Predecessor: L'Apollon (Photographie) #
1912 - 1914 Bruxelles, Rue de Brabant, 214 or 244
1912 - 1914 Bruxelles, Rue de la Bourse, 6
Succeeded by "Photo-Bourse" at this address after World War I.
Locations
1903 - 1914 Bruxelles, Rue Neuve, 109
1904 - 1914 > Bruxelles - Ixelles, Chaussée d'Ixelles, 29
1905 - 1912 Bruxelles, Rue de Flandre, 161
1904 * - 1912 Anvers, Marché aux Souliers, 33<04-12> or 35<07-11>
1905 * - 1911 Bruxelles, Rue de la Violette, 35
1912 - 1914 Bruxelles, Rue de Brabant, 214 or 244
1912 - 1914 Bruxelles, Rue de la Bourse, 6
1904 - 1914 > Bruxelles - Ixelles, Chaussée d'Ixelles, 29
1905 - 1912 Bruxelles, Rue de Flandre, 161
1904 * - 1912 Anvers, Marché aux Souliers, 33<04-12> or 35<07-11>
1905 * - 1911 Bruxelles, Rue de la Violette, 35
1912 - 1914 Bruxelles, Rue de Brabant, 214 or 244
1912 - 1914 Bruxelles, Rue de la Bourse, 6
Exhibitions
Liège, 1905 (gold medal diploma).
Genres / subject matter
Techniques
Bibliography/Webography
Context
Affiliations
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#3368
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 29.12.2017, 8.1.2018, 5.2.2018 & 5.3.2019; SFJ revised 5.9.2019 based on information supplied by Martine Begerem; SFJ revised 26.10.2020, 20.12.2020, 17.3.2021 & 5.5.2021 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 13.6.2020, 3.9.2020, 18.5.2021, 25.10.2021 & 14.9.2022; SFJ revised 23.12.2022 & 15.8.2023; SFJ revised 15.12.2023 based on information supplied by Pool Andries