MS-336 The Lowe Brothers Company Photographic Collection |
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IntroductionThe collection includes 2 boxes of 20 lantern slides and 13 glass negatives. The lantern slides generally depict scenes of life with in the Lowe Brothers factory and date to the early twentieth century. The glass negatives depict an unidentified family of the same period. Series List There are no restrictions when using this collection. |
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Organizational SketchThe Lowe Brothers Company was founded in September of 1872 by brothers Henry C. and Houston Lowe. It began as a small store on E. Third Street, between Jefferson and St. Clair streets in Dayton, Ohio. The Lowe Brothers began by selling paint produced by others. However, in 1882 the Lowe Brothers Paint Company opened and the Lowe Brothers incorporated their business in September of 1893. The Company reached national notoriety before being sold in the later twentieth century. |
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Scope and Content NoteThe Lowe Brothers Company Photographic Collection falls into two series: Series I consists of 20 Lantern Slides, 19 black and white and 1 color. Series II consists of 13 Glass Plate negatives, 10 of which show photos of an unidentified family. |
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Box and File Listing |
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| Series I: Lantern Slides | |||
| Box | File | Description | Date |
| 1 | 1 | L.C. Gillespice & Sons Office | |
| 2 | Lithopone Factory- Heller & Merz | ||
| 3 | Lowe Brothers Paint Factory | ||
| 4 | F. B Currigan | ||
| 5 | Fist Locker & Wash Room | ||
| 6 | Wells | ||
| 7 | Scraping Gum | ||
| 8 | Packing Gum | ||
| 9 | Sorting Kauri | ||
| 10 | Rosin Barrels | July 11, 1908 | |
| 11 | Striking Tubs | ||
| 12 | Corner of Melting Room | ||
| 13 | Coffee for Employees | ||
| 14 | Dressing Stones | ||
| 15 | Soldering Lids | ||
| 16 | Cans to be labeled | ||
| 17 | Loading a Car | ||
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| 2 | 1 | Oils 1 | |
| 2 | Oils 2 | ||
| Series II Glass Plate Negatives | |||
| Box | File | Description | Date |
| 2 | 3 | Dayton Output | |
| 4 | Printing Press | ||
| 5 | Roof Top Completion of a Flag Pole | ||
| 6 | Unidentified Lady in a Parlor | ||
| 7 | Unidentified Young Man’s Portrait | ||
| 8 | Unidentified Family at Christmas 1 | ||
| 9 | Unidentified Family at Christmas 2 | ||
| 10 | Christmas Tree | ||
| 11 | Unidentified Girl on Lawn | ||
| 12 | Unidentified Lady on a Veranda | ||
| 13 | Unidentified Women on a Porch | ||
| 14 | Four Unidentified People on a Porch | ||
| 15 | Unidentified Women Tending to Plants | ||
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