Atwater Kent factory, [Philadelphia, Pa.] – Historic Reproduction
![Atwater Kent factory, [Philadelphia, Pa.], [between 1909 and 1940] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ab/ab3831dadaa3-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Atwater Kent factory, [Philadelphia, Pa.], preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Atwater Kent factory, [Philadelphia, Pa.]
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Atwater Kent's Philadelphia factory was the workplace of a company that built automobile ignition systems before turning to radio sets, which made it one of the best-known manufacturers in the city during the 1920s. This glass negative comes from the National Photo Company, a commercial firm that documented Philadelphia and other cities in the early twentieth century, so the picture reflects the working city of its era. The record dates it only to a span between 1909 and 1940, and the location is an unverified title, so the exact year and vantage point remain uncertain. Visible streaks and blemishes come from the deterioration of the original coating.
| Created / published | [between 1909 and 1940] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch six. |
| Subjects | United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 6,410 × 5,139 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-257766 |
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