Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0850
- Creators:
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Weissinger (Harry) Tobacco Co.
- Dates:
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circa 1933-1945
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Primarily unmounted photographs, plus an illustrated souvenir tourist book on Washington, "Washington Album" (ca. 1890), and a text-only anti-trust broadside. The most interesting group is a set of 5 photoprints related to the Boston Globe newspaper, especially several which illustrate the practice of displaying handwritten newspaper headlines for passersby on blackboards.
Administration
Processing Information
Collection processed by David Haberstich, archivist.
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collection transferred by Archives of American Art, through Karen Weiss, archivist.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
Archives of American Art Miscellany, ca. 1933-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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.
Ownership and Custodial History
Ownership and Custodial History
One item was donated to the Archives of American Art by Marian King, 1958. Other items apparently accumulated from various sources.
Keywords
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu