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Local History & Archives' photographic prints from nitrate negatives
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ca. 600 photographic prints : mounted on black paper board ; b&w ; 24 x 19 cm or smaller
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In the 1980s, it was discovered that some of the negatives in the Superior Engravers collection were nitrate. Series consists of prints made from nitrate negatives prior to their destruction. Images in this series depict industry in Hamilton and elsewhere in Ontario during the 1930s-1950s. Companies documented in the series include Wright Fruit Company; Hamilton Pure Milk Dairies; Crawford Cartage; Meaks and Sons Limited; Life Savers & Beech-Nut Sale Company Limited; McLaren Motor Sales; General Motors of Canada; Goodale Transport Limited; Lloyd's Glass Co.; and Shoe Clinic Ltd. Series includes images of equipment, vehicles and buildings; products and displays and showrooms; and office interiors.
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Prints were mounted on black paper board and incorporated into the Black Mount collection, which is arranged geographically, then by subject. A finding aid for the Black Mount collection is available. Original nitrate negatives were disposed of after printing. No copy negatives of this collection were made.
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Number of physical units is based on the number of nitrate negatives indicated in the in-house finding aid. The exact number of nitrate negative prints is unknown, but the finding aid indicates that "Many were copied and added to the Black Mount Collection."