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Laflin and Rand Powder Company display cards

Creation: circa 1902
 Collection
Accession: 2001-241

Abstract

The Laflin and Rand Powder Company, one of the largest gunpowder manufacturers in the nineteenth century, was formed from several predecessor companies. The company was acquired by DuPont in October of 1902, and it was operated as a subsidiary. This is a group of four display card advertisements for Laflin & Rand Powder, probably for point-of-sale or counter display.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1902

Creator

Extent

4 item(s)

General Physical Description

4 photomechanical prints : col. ; 13 x 8 in.

Historical Note

The Laflin and Rand Powder Company, one of the largest gunpowder manufacturers in the nineteenth century, was formed from several predecessor companies, including the Laflin Powder Company and the Smith & Rand Powder Company. The entire capital stock of the company was acquired by DuPont Company interests in October of 1902, and it was operated as a subsidiary. In 1912, a successful Federal antitrust suit against DuPont forced the company to dissolve Laflin & Rand and divest a significant portion of its explosives business into two newly created companies: the Hercules Powder Company and Atlas Powder Company.

Scope and Content

This is a group of four display card advertisements for Laflin & Rand Powder, probably for point-of-sale or counter display. The images, which are color half-tone reproductions, represent shooting in the four seasons, and each features a boy with a shotgun and game birds he has shot. The back side of each card features text describing the different sporting powders available and their uses. The cards were printed and copyrighted in 1902 by The American Lithographic Co., New York.

Location

DF Box 14.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

English

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Laflin and Rand Powder Company display cards
Date:
2015
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

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