Percy Loomis Sperr

Percy Loomis Sperr (P.L. Sperr) (1890–1964) was an early 20th century New York City photographer. He is most widely known for his street photography of New York City that was done under contract for the New York Public Library from the early 1920s until the early 1940s.[1] During those two decades, he took 30,000 to 45,000 photographs of the five boroughs of New York.[2] His favorite subjects were his home borough of Staten Island and the many harbors of New York.

Percy Loomis Sperr
Born1890
Columbus, Ohio, US
Died1964
Staten Island, New York, US
Burial placeOakdale Cemetery Columbus, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Other namesP.L. Sperr
Alma materOberlin College
OccupationPhotographer
Years active1923-1942
EmployerNew York Public Library
Home townHoughton, Michigan
Parent(s)Frederick W. Sperr and Julia Loomis Sperr

References
  1. https://placesnomore.wordpress.com/tag/percy-loomis-sperr/
  2. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2000/03/14/arts/take-2-a-photo-archive-of-city-streets.html


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