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Photographs

National Museum of American History

Object Details

sova.nmah.ac.0844_ref1285
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep802f9427e-89ad-46ac-a0d7-4266537feca5
Collection Creator
Johnson, Victor S., Sr., 1882-1943
Johnson, Victor, Jr., 1906-
Aladdin Industries, Inc. (Nashville, Tenn.).
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Aladdin Industries, Inc. Records
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Aladdin Industries, Inc. Records, 1889-2002, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Scope and Contents
The photographs are divided into seven subseries: buildings and plants, displays and shows, employees, company events, school lunch kits, the Mantle Lamp Company of America, and general images. The images are predominately black and white, 8" x 10" prints. There are some negatives and a few framed photographs. There is some water damage scattered throughout the series and some photographs are stuck together. Many company activities are well documented, for example the Tennessee State Fair of 1949 and 1950. In conjunction with WMAC Radio, Aladdin had a booth at the fair. During five, fifteen-minute programs, announcer Jim Williams interviewed visitors to the fair who gathered around the booth. The interview questions and answers were typed on 3 x 5 index cards included with the photographs. Prizes were given daily to visitors who answered the simple questions correctly. Additionally, Aladdin had thirty-second commercial spots on the radio to advertise various Aladdin products. Company officials—including Victors S. Johnson Jr.—spoke daily for approximately two minutes. Modern Materials Handling published a series of articles on "handling at the work place" in 1959 featuring Aladdin. The photographs used in the article, along with captions and some correspondence, are included. Other areas well documented include factory scenes--particularly assembly line work, company events such as picnics, banquets and other celebrations and products such as school lunch kits and thermoses.
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research but the oversize map folders are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at [email protected] or 202-633-3270.
NMAH.AC.0844_ref1285
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep802f9427e-89ad-46ac-a0d7-4266537feca5
NMAH.AC.0844
ACAH
Record ID
ebl-1503510448300-1503510448468-7

  • Aladdin Industries, Inc. Records


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