John Fowler Trow (1810-1886) was a printer and publisher in New York City. Born in Andover, Massachusetts, he moved to New York in 1833. He began publishing city directories in 1848. His business eventually became "John F. Trow & Son," and then "John F. Trow & Co." Employees included Peter C. Baker. After Trow's death in 1886, Trow's Directory continued annually for some years.
Henry Wilson, ed. (1852). Directory of the City of New York. New York: John F. Trow.
Trow's New York City Directory. 1857.
1859 ed.
1865 ed.
1872 ed.
Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory. New York: John F. Trow. 1864.
Trow's Business Directory of Manhattan and Bronx. 1898.
Trow's Business Directory of the Borough of Queens. NY. 1899.
Trow's Business and Residential Directory of the Borough of Richmond, City of New York. NY: Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. 1899.
Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx. NY: Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. 1909.
R.L. Polk & Co.'s 1918-19 Trow New York Copartnership and Corporation Directory, Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx. NY: R.L. Polk & Company. 1919.
