American Lithographic Company

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American Lithographic Company was a notable American printing business in New York City. created by Joseph Palmer Knapp by merging many smaller companies, including the Donaldson Brothers Company, the Giles Company, Eddy and Calaus, George S Harris and Sons, Heppenheimer's and Sons, Schumacher and Ettinger and Witsch and Schmitt into the first American printing conglomerate. Much of their income was generated from printing cigar labels and trading cards. - AsNotedIn

Notable Position Person From To
Representative Charles W Goldsmith
Partner Joseph Palmer Knapp 1892 1921

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1892/01/00 A lithographers' trust is formed consisting of the firms of George S Harris and Sons, Schumacher and Ettlinger, the Knapp Company, F Heppenheimer's Sons, Geo H Buek, and the Giles Co. The firms manufacture practically all the cigar labels in the country. Begun American Lithograph Building, NYC New York City
1894/00/00 The American Lithographic Company sells an estimated 2,000,000 picture postcards featuring the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago from a deal made by Charles Goldsmith. Manufacturer Jackson Park Historic Landscape District and Midway Plaisance Chicago Arrival of the Picture Postcard
1929/00/00 The American Lithographic Company is liquidated. End Jackson Park Historic Landscape District and Midway Plaisance Chicago
1929/00/00 The American Lithographic Company is liquidated. End American Lithograph Building, NYC New York City
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