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Creator:

Ansco Company  Search this

Names:

Agfa (Firm)  Search this

Ansco Company  Search this

Anthony, Edward A.  Search this

Anthony, Edward A.  Search this

Former owner:

GAF Corporation  Search this

Extent:

3 Cubic feet (3 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Black-and-white photographs

Business records

Clippings

Histories

Legal documents

Newsletters

Price lists

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Date:

1939-1963

Summary:

The collection consists of historical and business records for ANSCO, a company now owned by GAF (General Aniline and Film Corporation).

Content Description:

Collection includes business correspondence, some of it regarding a collection of Matthew B. Brady photographs; photographs, mostly of the company's products, biographical information on Edward A. Anthony, who started Anthony & Scovill, which merged with AGFA in 1928; multiple written accounts of the history of the company; trade literature; catalogs; price lists; company newsletters; scholarly journals; legal documents; and clippings. There is a small number of papers relating to Edward A. Anthony's first company, Anthony and Co., dating back to 1877.

Provenance:

Collection donated to the Photographic History Collections of the National Museum of American History, by GAF. Transferred to the Archives Center in 2019.

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.

Topic:

Camera industry  Search this

Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century  Search this

Photographic film industry  Search this

Scholarly periodicals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Black-and-white photographs

Business records -- 20th century

Clippings -- 20th century

Histories

Legal documents -- 20th century

Newsletters -- 20th century

Price lists

Trade catalogs

Trade literature -- 20th century

Citation:

GAF Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1476

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87437769b-b4ce-4b7d-8a9e-aba5f1359d36

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1476

Author:

Collins, Douglas 1945-  Search this

Subject:

Eastman Kodak Company History  Search this

Physical description:

392 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

United States

Date:

1990

Topic:

Photographic industry--History  Search this

Photographic film industry--History  Search this

Camera industry--History  Search this

Call number:

HD9708.U64E273 1990X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_400852

Author:

Eastman Kodak Company  Search this

Physical description:

ca. 450 p. : ill. ; 29 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1955

C1955

Topic:

Photography--Printing processes--Handbooks, manuals, etc  Search this

Photography--Films--Handbooks, manuals, etc  Search this

Photographic films industry  Search this

Call number:

TR330 .K76 1955

TR330.K76 1955

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_311917

Author:

Bonanos, Christopher  Search this

Subject:

Polaroid Corporation  Search this

Physical description:

92 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

United States

Date:

2012

Topic:

Photographic industry--History  Search this

Photographic film industry--History  Search this

Camera industry--History  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1004933

Author:

Bloch, Olaf  Search this

Physical description:

18 p. ; 22 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1927

Topic:

Photographic chemistry  Search this

Photographic film industry  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_510879