Detroit Publishing Co.

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Founded in the 1890s by Edwin H. Husher and William A. Livingstone, Jr., the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the largest image publishers in the world, producing prints, postcards, lantern slides and advertisements. Famed landscape photographer William Henry Jackson became a partner in the company in 1905.

From the description of Detroit Publishing Company Collection [graphic]. ca. 1885-1905. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 479745155

The Detroit Publishing Co. was founded in 1905 through a merger of the Detroit Photographic Co. and Photochrom Co. The company declared bankruptcy in 1924 and was liquidated in 1932.

From the description of Detroit Publishing Co. photographs and postcard of the West, circa 1890s-1930s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367868947
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creatorOf Detroit Publishing Co. Correspondence of William Henry Jackson : [collection] : : 1921-1938. History Colorado
referencedIn Peabody, Henry G. (Henry Greenwood), 1855-1951. Henry G. Peabody Collection of Photographs and Negatives [graphic], 1859-1993, (bulk 1890s-1900s). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Detroit Publishing Co. Fred Harvey Company (General File) [picture]. University of New Mexico-Main Campus
referencedIn Detroit Publishing Company Collection, ca. 1885-1905 New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Detroit Publishing Co. Upper Creede, Colorado lantern slide undated. Boulder Public Library
creatorOf Ironmonger, Charles. California views and other travel photographs [graphic]. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Detroit Publishing Co. Detroit Publishing Co. photographs and postcard of the West, circa 1890s-1930s. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Ballard, Harry. Detroit Publishing Co. records, 1927-1931 Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
referencedIn The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Digital Collection Bancroft Library
creatorOf Detroit Publishing Co. Detroit Publishing Company Collection [graphic]. New-York Historical Society Library
referencedIn Postcards, 1893-1992. Winterthur Library
creatorOf Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. Detroit Publishing Company collection, ca. 1885-1906. Northern Arizona University, Cline Library
creatorOf Library Collection of Study Photographs and Clippings, ca. 1930-2000 Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
referencedIn Henry G. Peabody Collection of Photographs and Negatives, 1859-1993, (bulk 1890s-1900s) The Huntington Library
creatorOf Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. Photographs, 1898-1905. College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library
referencedIn William Henry Jackson Photochrom Collection, 1898-1908 Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
referencedIn Oregon State Normal School Lantern Slides Collection, 1911-1921 Western Oregon University Archives
creatorOf Library Collection of Study Photographs and Clippings, ca. 1930-2000 Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Levy, Albert. Historic architecture and landscape image collection, ca. 1865-1973. Aurora University, Phillips Library
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associatedWith Peabody, Henry G. (Henry Greenwood), 1855-1951. person
associatedWith Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Library. corporateBody
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