Detroit Publishing Company Collection [graphic]. ca. 1885-1905.

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Detroit Publishing Company Collection [graphic]. ca. 1885-1905.

The Detroit Publishing Company Collection spans the period from ca. 1885 to 1905 and primarily contains photochroms of various locations around the United States, Canada, Cuba and Mexico. The collection contains images of scenic landscapes, historic sites, labor scenes and portraits, primarily of Native Americans.

2.67 linear feet (4 boxes, 4 oversize folders)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7587460

New-York Historical Society Library

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Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

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Renowned photographer of Western landscapes, employed by the United States Geological Survey and commercial enterprises to document wilderness areas and Native American cultures. From the description of Colorado Views [picture], ca. 1870-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 46460710 Official photographer for the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories conducted by Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden. From the description of Papers, 1851-1878. (Duke University Library). ...

Detroit Photographic Co.

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Photographic company, first noted in city registers of Detroit in 1888. Supplied photographs for all purposes, especially for use in books, magazines, and advertising specialities. Many of the prints were of large framing size or suitable for long advertising hangers; however, its speciality was religious material. In the late 1890s, William A. Livingstone became active in the management of the company and at the urging of photographer Edwin H. Husher, he obtained exclusive ownership and rights ...

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 Detr...

Gottlieb, Howard,

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