Perciful Claude Byron was born on September 21, 1878, in England.

[5] In 1935 he was the official photographer for the maiden voyage of the SS Normandie.

[3] He founded the first photoengraving plant in Edmonton,Alberta, Canada (1906-16).

He returned to his father's studio in 1917, Since 1917 he specialized in maritime photography while he lived on Staten Island.

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.