Caufield & Shook collection : negatives, photographs, customer files 1903-1978 bulk 1920-1978.

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Caufield & Shook collection : negatives, photographs, customer files 1903-1978 bulk 1920-1978.

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The collection includes work for Louisville architects, builders, banks and financial houses, wholesale and retail merchants, advertisers, government agencies, public utilities, and private individuals. Most of the negatives are 8x10-inch, chiefly flexible film and some glass.

ca. 500, 000 negatives : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.ca. 2000 photographs : gelatin silver, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.78 linear ft. Customer files serve as an index to the collection.

University of Louisville, Ekstrom Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7594060

University of Louisville, Ekstrom Library

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Caufield & Shook

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The commercial photography firm of Caufield & Shook, Inc. was founded in 1903 by James Caufield and Frank W. Shook, who later took in Will Bowers as partner and chief photographer. Richard N. Duncan and Ned Tanselle purchased the firm in 1960. In 1924 Caufield and Shook became the official photographer of the Kentucky Derby. The studio ceased operation in 1978. From the description of Caufield & Shook collection : negatives, photographs, customer files 1903-1978 bulk 1920-197...

Caufield, James Walter

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Title: 1st Earl of Charlemont British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001093.0x00033a ...

Tanselle, Ned.

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Shook, Frank W.

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Bowers, Will.

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Duncan, Richard R.

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