MS-336 The Lowe Brothers Company Photographic Collection

Introduction

The 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
I. Lantern Slides
II. Glass Plate Negatives

There are no restrictions when using this collection.

Organizational Sketch

The 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.

Scope and Content Note

The 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.

Box and File Listing