Underwood and Underwood
1939 World’s Fair Photographs
8 x 10 inches each
Four of the five images are stamped “Underwood and Underwood” verso

The painting is part of a 1,000 piece collection of art and objects from the 1939 World’s Fair. The collection as a whole is available.

BIO
Underwood & Underwood were the official photographers for the 1939 World’s Fair.

Underwood & Underwood was established in 1882 by Elmer and Ben Underwood in Ottawa, Kansas. The company originally focused on distributing Eastern photographers’ stereographs in the West through a network of door-to-door salesmen. In 1887 the headquarters of the company were moved to New York, though manufacturing continued to take place in Ottawa with the building of a plant in 1891 to manufacture stereographic cameras, stereoviews and stereoscopes. By 1901 Underwood & Underwood was a leader in stereographic image production and distribution. In 1920 the company divested itself of its stereograph productions, selling their stock and rights to the Keystone View Company. Underwood & Underwood ceased operations in the 1940s.

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