| Title |
Major & Knapp |
| Alternate title |
Sarony, Major & Knapp |
| Date |
fl. 1878-1879 |
| Description |
Major & Knapp, originally formed in 1846 in New York City as Sarony & Major, a partnership between lithographer and photographer
Napoleon Sarony (1821-1896) and Henry B. Major. With the promotion to partner of Joseph F. Knapp (ca. 1830-1889) and the succession
of Richard C. Major over Henry B. Major in 1857, the business was reestablished as Sarony, Major & Knapp. In 1863, Sarony
withdrew from the firm, which was renamed Major & Knapp. Major & Knapp operated a Philadelphia branch in 1878-1879 at 150
South Third Street. Instrumental in New York for producing color lithography in the 1840s, especially colored sheet music
covers, the firm shifted its specialty to advertising trade cards and tobacco box labels while the Philadelphia branch was
active in the late 1870s.
|
| Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| Has format |
HSP-MajorKnapp-Tradecards-M.jpg |
|
HSP-MajorKnapp-Tradecards-M-2.jpg |
| Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| Bibliographic citation |
Last, 134-136 |
|
Peters, 356-357 |
|
Philadelphia Business & City Directories, 1878-1879 |
| Image file |
HSP-MajorKnapp-Tradecards-M |
|
HSP-MajorKnapp-Tradecards-M-2 |
