Albertype Co. photographs, [ca. 1920-1940].

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Albertype Co. photographs, [ca. 1920-1940].

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The collection consists of 1206 negatives and copy prints of various towns in Georgia taken by the Albertype Co. from ca. 1920-1940 for the production of postcards and souvenir albums. There are numerous photographs of Atlanta, Macon, Milledgeville, Mount Berry and Berry College, Savannah, Sea Island, Thomasville, Valdosta, and Warm Springs, Georgia.

6.75 linear ft.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403288

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Albertype Co.

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The Albertype Co., headquartered in Brooklyn, N.Y., produced postcards and other printed materials from 1890 until 1952. The Albertype Company was founded by brothers Adolph and Herman L. Wittemann. In 1890, the publishing company, originally established as the 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...

Berry College

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