Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Western Electric Company Photograph Album

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1036
Creators:
Western Electric Company.
Dates:
1925.
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.15 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
This album, prepared for a Bell System conference in Chicago, 1925, contains black-and-white photographs of the Hawthorne, Illinois Works of the Western Electric Company including views of buildings and grounds, offices, laboratories, shops, and the rod and wire mill.
Arrangement
Arrangement
1 series.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Ownership and Custodial History
Collected for the National Museum of American History, Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (now called the Division of Work and Industry). Transferred to the Archives Center in 2007.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Preferred Citation
Western Electric Company Photograph Album, 1925, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Keywords
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Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1920-1930 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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