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Detroit Publishing Co.

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1890s - 1932

Biography

The Detroit Photographic Company (1890s-1932) was a photograph publishing company.

The Detroit Publishing Company was founded in the 1890s by William A. Livingstone, Jr. and Edwin H. Husher. They got the exclusive rights to the Photocrom process for converting black and white photographs to color photolithographs; this allowed them to mass produce color postcards and prints. Livingstone persuaded William Henry Jackson to join the company in 1897, adding his catalog to the company's inventory. At around the same time, they also expanded their offerings to photographic copies of art. In 1905, the company changed its name to the Detroit Publishing Company. The company went into receivership in 1924 and liquidated their assets in 1932.

Citation:
Library of Congress, via WWW, February 2, 2024 (The Detroit Publishing Company; founded in the 1890s by William A. Livingstone, Jr. and Edwin H. Husher; exclusive rights to the Photocrom process for converting black and white photographs to color photolithographs; this allowed them to mass produce color postcards and prints; Livingstone persuaded William Henry Jackson to join the company in 1897, adding his catalog to the company's inventory; also expanded to photographic copies of art; in 1905, the company changed its name to the Detroit Publishing Company; company went into receivership in 1924; liquidated their assets in 1932).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Detroit Publishing Co. photographs and postcard of the West

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 287
Scope and Contents

Collection includes photographs and postcards created by the Detroit Publishing Co. with images of the American West, including Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon. Includes photochrom prints. Also includes one copy negative. Dated approximately 1890-1939.

Dates: approximately 1890-1939