ACME Newspictures

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ACME Newspictures sometimes credited as Acme News Photos was a news agency that operated from 1923 to 1952.

History[]

ACME operated from 1923 to 1951, under the auspices of Newspaper Enterprise Association. Earlier it was known as United Newspictures. It was bought out by United Press in December 1951.[1][2] Corbis has some of the images in its collection,[3] while some are held by the New York Public Library.[4]

Name[]

  • Acme News
  • Acme News Photos
  • Acme Newspictures
  • Acme Photographs
  • Acme Photos
  • Acme Telephoto

References[]

  1. ^ "Tips for Identifying Authentic Vintage News Photos". Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  2. ^ Associated Press (December 28, 1951). "United Press Buys NEA Photo Service". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  3. ^ "Acme Photographs". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  4. ^ "ACME Newspictures". New York Public Library. Retrieved 2016-12-19.

External links[]

Media related to ACME Newspictures at Wikimedia Commons

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