Peter A. Juley (1862 - January 13, 1937) was a German-born American photographer. He emigrated to the United States at age 26 in 1888 and founded a studio in

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in 1896. He worked for several publications, including ''

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'', and he photographed President

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. He also became the official photographer of the

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and the

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. After his son Paul joined him in New York City in 1907, his firm changed its name to Peter A. Juley and Son, and it "became the largest and most respected fine-art photography studio in New York."

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1862 births 1937 deaths 19th-century Prussian people People from Cold Spring, New York Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States Photographers from New York City 19th-century American photographers 20th-century American photographers 19th-century German photographers {{US-photographer-stub