Royal Photo Company Royal Photo Company Louis Bramson established the Royal Photo View Company in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1904. In 1908, the company was renamed the Royal Photo Company. The Royal Photo Company focused on commercial photography and, unlike many other photographic businesses, did not operate a studio for portraits. Clients included Hillerich & Bradsby—makers of the Louisville Slugger baseball bat—and other businesses such as Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, and the Kaufman-Straus department store. Stern Bramson (1912–1989), the son of Louis Bramson, joined the studio upon graduation from DuPont Manual High School in 1930 and remained
Louisville Slugger Field the International League All-Stars, 6–5, in front of a sellout crowd. On July 8, 2009, John Mellencamp, Bob Dylan, and Willie Nelson held a concert at the ballpark. In March 2015, Louisville City FC became the stadium's second major tenant. The team plays in the United Soccer League, which at the time occupied the third division of U.S. professional soccer but has now been elevated to second-division status. On August 1, 2008 a record crowd of 18,543 people attended a concert by Dave Matthews Band. The design of Louisville Slugger Field is a joint effort of HNTB Architects of Kansas