William Shinn & Company, Inc. photographs
Creation: 1930-1940Abstract
The firm of William Shinn & Co. installed stamped sheet-metal ceilings, cornices, skylights, roofing, and ductwork and employed about a dozen workers and apprentices. The company was founded in 1907 in Wilmington, Delaware by William Shinn (1883-1947), a tinsmith and cornice worker, and his brother John A. Shinn (1885-1955). This collection contains mages of the William Shinn shop with attached office and another view of their rooftop sign on the Shinn warehouse. There are interior and exterior views of the house of customer.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1940
Creator
- William Shinn & Company, Inc (Organization)
Extent
7 item(s)
General Physical Description
5 photographic prints : b&w ; 3.5 x 5.5 in. 2 negatives : b&w ; 3 .5 x 5.5. in.
Historical Note
The firm of William Shinn & Co. was founded in 1907 in Wilmington, Delaware by William Shinn (1883-1947), a tinsmith and cornice worker, and his brother John A. Shinn (1885-1955). The firm was incorporated around 1923. It installed stamped sheet-metal ceilings, cornices, skylights, roofing, and ductwork and employed about a dozen workers and apprentices. It was reorganized as the William Shinn Sheet Metal Company, Inc., around 1947, following the deaths of both brothers.
Scope and Content
Images consist of a view of the William Shinn shop with attached office and another view of their rooftop sign on the Shinn warehouse. There are interior and exterior views of the house of customer (?) William Worrall, "Potter View," located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, possibly on Old Kennett Pike. Last item is a photographic Christmas/New Years postcard signed "Frank."
Location
GL Box 2.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- William Shinn & Company, Inc. photographs
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository