Albertype Company University of Washington photograph album, circa 1920s

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Albertype Co
Title
Albertype Company University of Washington photograph album
Dates
circa 1920s (inclusive)
Quantity
1 album with 13 photographs (1 folder)
Collection Number
PH2016-024
Summary
Souvenir album with thirteen photographs of scenes around the University of Washington
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Albertype Company was founded by Adolph and Herman L. Wittemann in 1890 as a postcard and viewbook publishing company. The Brooklyn-based company used the recent technological innovation of the collotype, or albertype, to photomechanically reproduce images. Amassing photographic negatives of towns and cities across the United States, the Albertype Company produced over twenty-five thousand collotypes before its closure in 1952.

(Information from The Historical Society of Pennsylvania finding aid for Albertype Company Photographs (Collection V-18))

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Souvenir album with thirteen photographs of scenes around the University of Washington, including Lake Washington and Mount Rainier from Denny Hall, Home Economics Hall, Commerce Hall, the main entrance, Science Hall, Bagley Hall, Meany Hall, the library, Engineering Hall, the museum exterior and interior, and Freshman Basin.

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Restrictions on Use

Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Photograph albums--Specimens

Corporate Names

  • Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture--Photographs
  • Suzzallo Library (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
  • University of Washington--Buildings--Photographs
  • University of Washington--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--Photographs
  • Washington, Lake (Wash.)--Photographs

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)