Black & Decker Corporation (Towson, Md.) Search this
Extent:
1 Cubic foot (5 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Patents
Photographs
Date:
1914-1992
Summary:
Approximately 150 photographic negatives, 54 photographic prints, and two rolls of film negatives documenting the history of the Black and Decker Corporation, from a few years after its founding in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1910, through the 1990s.
Content Description:
Approximately 150 photographic negatives, 54 photographic prints, and two rolls of film negatives documenting the history of the Black and Decker Corporation, from a few years after its founding in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1910, through the 1990s. The photographs depict company executives and employees in portraits, at work, and at company functions and conferences; company recreational activities, including bowling, soccer, picnics and a minstrel show; office and factory interiors and exteriors; Black and Decker products; and company vehicles.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into two series.
Series 1: Company Files, 1910-1975
Series 2: Photographs, 1914-1992
Provenance:
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form:
Clippings -- 20th century
Patents -- 20th century
Photographs
Citation:
Black and Decker Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
