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Albertype Company photographs
The Albertype Company was founded by Adolph and Herman L. Wittemann in 1890 as a postcard and viewbook publishing company. The Brooklyn-based company used the recent technological innovation of the collotype, or albertype, to photomechanically reproduce images. Amassing photographic negatives of t...
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| Collection: | Albertype Company Photographs |
| Collection Number: | V18 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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| 110 | 2 | |a Albertype Company |e creator | |
| 245 | 1 | |a Albertype Company photographs |f 1910-1952 | |
| 300 | |a 14.4 Linear feet |f 14.4 linear feet, 43 boxes | ||
| 520 | |a The Albertype Company was founded by Adolph and Herman L. Wittemann in 1890 as a postcard and viewbook publishing company. The Brooklyn-based company used the recent technological innovation of the collotype, or albertype, to photomechanically reproduce images. Amassing photographic negatives of towns and cities across the United States, the Albertype Company produced over twenty-five thousand collotypes before its closure in 1952. The collection includes 4223 cellulose acetate and cellulose nitrate negatives, 212 prints, and 66 postcards. These images document buildings, natural attractions, streets, and recreational activities in Pennsylvanian towns. Many negatives are copy negatives of postcards. | ||
| 541 | 1 | |a Given by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.; 1959 acquired | |
| 555 | |a Finding Aid Available Online: | ||
| 650 | 7 | |a Pennsylvania Views--20th century |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Philadelphia Views--20th century |2 Local sources | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Albertype Company Photographs |c V18 | ||
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |y Link to finding aid |u http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaidv18albertype.pdf |