Wittemann, A. (Adolph), 1845-1938
Variant namesThe Albertype Company was a Brooklyn-based publisher that was founded by brothers Adolph and Herman Wittemann in 1890. The publishing company, originally known as Wittemann Brothers, operated from 1890 to 1952 and produced over 25,000 prints. Albertype Company produced their own photographs, as well as reproduced photographic images produced by other companies or individual photographers. The company published postcards and viewbooks. Viewbooks, also called souvenir albums or view albums, are books that contain commercially published groups of photographs depicting a place, activity, or event.
- Sources:
- Getty Research Institute: Art & Architecture Thesaurus. "Viewbooks." Accessed June 27, 2011. http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=viewbooks&logic=AND¬e=&english=N&prev_page=1&subjectid=300026684
- The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. "Albertype Company Photographs, 1910-1950 (V-18A)." Accessed July 1, 2011. http://discover.hsp.org/Record/hsp.opac.v01-165628
From the guide to the Albertype Company viewbooks of New York City, 1902-1939, (Brooklyn Historical Society)
Long Island is an 118-mile-long island located in southeastern New York State, just east of the island of Manhattan. Long Island is comprised of four counties: Suffolk County, Nassau County, Queens County, and Kings County. Babylon, N.Y. and Fire Island, N.Y., are part of Suffolk County which occupies the eastern-most portion of Long Island. Suffolk County is the largest of the four counties by area and is known for its rich, fertile farmland and vast coastline.
The Albertype Company was a Brooklyn-based publisher that was founded by brothers Adolph and Herman L. Wittemann. In 1890, the publishing company, originally established as Wittemann Brothers circa 1879, changed its name to the Albertype Company, denoting the company's use of the collotype (or albertype) photographic process. The company operated from 1890 to 1952 and produced over 25,000 prints. The Albertype Company both produced their own photographs (Adolph was a photographer), as well as reproduced photographic images produced by other companies or individual photographers. Using the prints, the company published postcards and viewbooks. Viewbooks, also known as souvenir albums or view albums, are books that contain commercially published groups of photographs depicting a place, activity, or event.
- Sources:
- Getty Research Institute: Art & Architecture Thesaurus. "Viewbooks." Accessed June 27, 2011. http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=viewbooks&logic=AND¬e=&english=N&prev_page=1&subjectid=300026684
- The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. "Albertype Company Photographs, 1910-1950 (V-18A)." Accessed July 1, 2011. http://discover.hsp.org/Record/hsp.opac.v01-165628
From the guide to the Souvenir of Babylon and Fire Island, viewbook, 1889, (Brooklyn Historical Society)
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| associatedWith | Albertype Co. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bogart, Leonard Hassam, | person |
| associatedWith | Goodwin-Haines Collection. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Long Island News Co. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wittemann, Charles R. | person |
| associatedWith | Wittemann, H. L. | person |
| associatedWith | Yale University | corporateBody |
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| Suffolk County (N.Y.) | |||
| Babylon (N.Y.) | |||
| Long Island (N.Y.) |v Pictorial works | |||
| Long Island (N.Y.) |x Buildings, structures, etc. |v Pictorial works | |||
| Long Island (N.Y.) |x Social life and customs |v 19th century | |||
| New York (N.Y.) |x Buildings, structures, etc. |v Pictorial works | |||
| New Haven (Conn.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |x Buildings, structures, etc. |v Pictorial works | |||
| Long Island (N.Y.) |x Description and travel | |||
| Fire Island (N.Y. : Island) |
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| Aerial photographs |
| College buildings |
| Historic buildings |
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Birth 1845
Death 1938
