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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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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 23.12.2022