- unitid
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{"value"=>"188356", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"AZ 25-15", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b23796097", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"approximately 1930-1933", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1930/1933", "certainty"=>"approximate"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"ACME Newspictures small photograph collection"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.21 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"ACME Newspictures was a New York City-based photographic news service. It was founded as United Features by E. W. Scripps in 1922, and merged with United Press in 1952. The photograph collection, dating from approximately 1930 to 1933, mainly depicts buildings in Washington, DC and New York City as well as Niagara Falls."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>ACME Newpictures was a New York City-based photographic news service that was founded as United Features by American businessman and newspaper publisher E. W. Scripps in 1922. It became United Pictures in 1923 and was renamed ACME Newspictures, Inc. in 1924.</p> <p>In 1930, ACME Newspictures, Inc. bought Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Inc. The two picture services consolidated in January 1931.</p> <p>United Press purchased, and subsequently merged with, ACME Newspapers, Inc. in 1952.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The ACME Newspictures small photograph collection, dating from around 1930 to 1933, contains black-and-white prints and picture postcards of bridges, high-rise buildings, and rivers in and around New York City, and government buildings and monuments in Washington, DC. The collection also features a few prints of Niagara Falls.</p> <p>Prints by ACME Newspictures of the Empire State Building, the RCA Building, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, and New York Harbor compose the bulk of the collection. Photographs of the Chrysler Building, Riverside Church, Grand Central Station, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Williamsburg Bridge, Yankee Stadium, Central Park, the New York Stock Exchange, Madison Square Garden (MSG III, located on Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets), the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, the Statue of Liberty, and the George Washington Bridge are also present. Washington, DC and Niagara Falls prints are interfiled with New York City shots. The Washington, DC photographs include pictures of the Capitol Building, the Washington Monument, and the White House.</p> <p>While most of the prints were created by ACME Newspictures, there are a small number of prints credited to Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (pre-merger with ACME Newspictures), ACME-Pacific & Atlantic Photos (title sometimes used during the merger), and the Canadian Pacific Railway.</p> <p>Copyright and citation information are stamped on the back of the prints. The majority of prints also include a slip of paper affixed to one side, providing details on location, event, and date.</p> <p>The three picture postcards by Unusual Photographs Reproduction Company hold images of the Woolworth Building and the Chanin Building in New York City, as well as a reproduction of an image from a scene from the 1930 movie <span class=\"title\">Just Imagine</span>.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Source of acquisition is unknown.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Amy Lau</span> in <span class=\"date\">2025</span>.</p>"}
- date_start
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1930
- keydate
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1930
- date_end
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1933
- date_inclusive_start
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1930
- date_inclusive_end
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1933
- extent_statement
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0.21 linear feet (1 box)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"ACME Newspictures small photograph collection, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library"}