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1268 Humbracht Circle
Bartlett
Illinois
60103-1631
United States
630-830-9200
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The company known today as Smith-Victor was born in the late 1800's, when James H. Smith, just mustered out of the Union army after serving 3 years with the Army of the Potomac, took an interest in the art of photography. After a brief apprenticeship to a photographer in Illinois, he bought a half interest in a photo studio and, within the year, the other half. Over the next 12-13 years, James H. prospered as a professional photographer.
By the 1870's, however, his efforts were focusing more and more on the "tools of the trade", and James H. Smith launched his business inventing and manufacturing photographic accessories, such as camera stands, posing stools, burnishers and darkroom equipment. He moved his family and his business to the growing town of Chicago, Illinois, and continued to market his own products as well as buying and marketing others' patents. His products became widely known and he became an industry leader, serving as Secretary of the Photographic Merchant's Association.
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http://www.smithvictor.com
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