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Collection Photo, Print, Drawing Miscellaneous advertising matter relating to the printing trades, mainly of German origin, about 1880-1920

About this Item

Title

  • Miscellaneous advertising matter relating to the printing trades, mainly of German origin, about 1880-1920

Summary

  • Advertising cards of type foundries, manufacturers of presses, lithographic establishments, and printing related companies in Germany, ca. 1880-1920. Includes calendars; brochures; cards; sample alphabets; letterhead and other job printing examples; illustrations and general advertisements using a variety of printing methods including color lithography, offset, photomechanical and intaglio printing.

Names

  • Deutsche Arbeitsfront, DLC, former owner
  • Library of Congress Mission to Germany, DLC, associated name
  • Graphic Design Collection (Library of Congress) DLC

Created / Published

  • 1880-1920.

Headings

  • -  Printing--Germany--Specimens
  • -  Printing industry--Germany--1880-1920
  • -  Typesetting--Germany--1880-1920

Format Headings

  • Advertisements--1880-1920.
  • Illustrations--German--1880-1920.
  • Lithographs--Color--1880-1920.
  • Photomechanical prints--Color--1880-1920.

Genre

  • Advertisements--1880-1920
  • Illustrations--German--1880-1920
  • Photomechanical prints--Color--1880-1920
  • Lithographs--Color--1880-1920

Notes

  • -  In German.
  • -  Includes advertisements from Mergenthaler Setzmaschinenfabrik; Schrifftgieserei Flinsch, Frankfurt a.M.; Schriftgiesserei Brüder Butter, Dresden; Schriftgiesserei Julius Klinkhardt, Leipzig; J.G. Schelter & Giesecke, Leipzig; Schriftgiesserei F.A. Brockhaus, Leipzig; Archiv für Buchgewerbe, Leipzig; Bauersche Giesserei, Frankfurt; Schriftgiesserei Ludwig & Mayer, Frankfurt; Krey & Sommerlad, Niedersedlitz; H. Berthold AG, Berlin; Otto Elsner, Druck, Berlin; Schriftgiesserei Gottfried Böttger, Paunsdorf-Leipzig; Beit & Co. Farbenfabrik, Hamburg; Graphische Skizzier-Vereinigung, Chemnitz; Reuss & Itta, Konstanz; Schriftgiesserei Heinr. Hoffmeister, Leipzig; Oskar Bonde, Altenburg; Gebruder Grüner, Berlin and Moritz Enax, Berlin Fabrik-Papier Lager.
  • -  Title devised by Library staff.
  • -  Guide to the Special Collections of Prints & Photographs in the Library of Congress / compiled by Paul Vanderbilt. Washington, D.C. : 1955, no. 266
  • -  Received as part of a collection obtained by confiscation from the Arbeitsfront, Berlin, through the L.C. Mission in Germany, 1945-1946.
  • -  Transfer; 1947.
  • -  Forms part of: Graphic Design Collection (Library of Congress).

Medium

  • 2 boxes (278 items) ; 47 x 32 cm. or smaller.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LOT 3518 (H) [P&P]

Repository

  • Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2005678750

Rights Advisory

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Deutsche Arbeitsfront, Dlc, Former Owner, Dlc Library Of Congress Mission To Germany, and Graphic Design Collection Dlc. Miscellaneous advertising matter relating to the printing trades, mainly of German origin, about -1920. Germany, 1880. to 1920. Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2005678750/.

APA citation style:

Deutsche Arbeitsfront, D., Library Of Congress Mission To Germany, D. & Graphic Design Collection Dlc. (1880) Miscellaneous advertising matter relating to the printing trades, mainly of German origin, about -1920. Germany, 1880. to 1920. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2005678750/.

MLA citation style:

Deutsche Arbeitsfront, Dlc, Former Owner, Dlc Library Of Congress Mission To Germany, and Graphic Design Collection Dlc. Miscellaneous advertising matter relating to the printing trades, mainly of German origin, about -1920. to 1920. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2005678750/>.