ACME Newspictures
ACME Newspictures sometimes credited as Acme News Photos was a United States 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/tips-identifying-sports-news-photos-vintage/ |title=Tips for Identifying Authentic Vintage News Photos |access-date=2016-12-19 }}{{cite news |last=Associated Press |date=December 28, 1951 |title=United Press Buys NEA Photo Service |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19511228.1.4&srpos=8&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-acme+%22united+press%22+NEA-------1 |newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel |access-date=2019-09-02 }} Corbis has some of the images in its collection,{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/220_acme.html |title=Acme Photographs |access-date=2015-03-24 |publisher= Library of Congress }} while some are held by the New York Public Library.{{cite web |url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/search/index?&keywords=Acme+Newspictures%2C+Inc# |title=ACME Newspictures |access-date=2016-12-19 |publisher=New York Public Library }}
ACME Newspictures was located at 220 E 42nd Street, New York, NY. Phone number was MUrray Hill 2-3191.
Name
- Acme News
- Acme News Photos
- Acme Newspictures
- Acme Photographs
- Acme Photos
- Acme Telephoto
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