James Blair Murdoch photographs, 1920-1965.

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James Blair Murdoch photographs, 1920-1965.

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2,648 images (both negatives and prints), most of them taken by Milwaukee, Wisconsin commercial photographer James Blair Murdoch. Some images, particularly the Standard Oil Company images, were identified as "their negs" and may not have been taken by Murdoch. Many of the images in the collection are related to area businesses, such as advertising and insurance agencies, department stores, manufacturing industries, and service stations. Particularly numerous are photographs pertaining to Boston Store, Holland Furnace Company, Standard Oil Company, Wadhams Oil Company, and the Wisconsin Telephone Company. Images in the collection document business presentations, offices and employees, building exteriors, store interiors and sale-day crowds, fashion modeling and style shows, parties, gas stations, manufacturing and the production process, including many of women at work. The collection also contains images relating to Marquette University, Milwaukee-Downer College, Mount Mary College, and Spencerian Business College, as well as photographs from several local grade schools. Photographs document school activities, sports, student groups, and graduation. Photographs relating to the Milwaukee Athletic Club, Boy Scouts, and some family-related images, including weddings, residences, and pets, are also found in the collection.

146 nitrate negatives

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, UWM Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7535551

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, UWM Libraries

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Standard Oil Company

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The Standard Oil Company was established by John D. Rockefeller in 1868 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The first Standard Oil Company in Minnesota was established in 1886....

Murdoch, James Blair.

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Boston Store (Milwaukee, Wis).

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Mount Mary College

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Marquette university

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Milwaukee-Downer College

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Milwaukee Athletic Club

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Spencerian Business College

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Holland Furnace Company

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Holland Furnace Company was founded in Holland, Michigan by John P. Kolla in 1906. The company went out of business in 1966. From the description of Records, 1920-1926. (Joint Archive of Holland, History Research Center). WorldCat record id: 30767697 ...

Wadhams Oil Company

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Wisconsin Telephone Company

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