Glass Plate Negatives and Photographs

Object Details

Collection Creator: Coxe Brothers and Company, Inc. (Drifton, Pennsylvania)
Collection Collector: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology; National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry; National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Extractive Industries

Collection Citation: Coxe Brothers Collection, 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: Most of the glass negatives appear to depict Coxe operations in and around Drifton, Pennsylvania. This town was the seat of Coxe operations and the site of at least one major colliery, the building of which is chronicled in many of the photographs. Several photos indicate that they were taken cicra 1893, and it may be possible to presume that many of the others were taken at the same time. Select copy prints were made from glass plate negatives.

Collection Restrictions: Collection is open for research but is 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.