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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)19201929
- 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
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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
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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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)