Laflin and Rand Powder Company display cards
Creation: circa 1902Abstract
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
- Laflin & Rand Powder Co (Organization)
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
