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Albertype Company Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks V18
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Albertype Co.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pennsylvania.
- Genre:
- Postcards
- Penn Provenance:
- Gift of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1959.
- Physical Description:
- 212 photoprints : silver gelatin
- 66 postcards
- 4223 film photonegatives; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
- Arrangement:
- Photonegatives are organized by location and are stored by medium and size. Each record group has its own unique call number.
- Place of Publication:
- [ca. 1910-1952]
- Biography/History:
- The Albertype Company was founded by the Wittemann Brothers as a view and souvenier viewbook publishing business after the Civil War and operated until 1952.
- Summary:
- Collection contains views of towns and cities, primarily in Pennsylvania. Subjects include businesses, universities & colleges, churches, schools, hospitals, streets and highways, natural attractions, tourist areas and recreational activities. Many negatives are copy negatives of postcards.
- Finding Aid/Index:
- Finding aid available.
- Online:
- Click here to view finding aid.
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