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

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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]

ACME Newspictures was located at 220 E 42nd Street, New York, NY. Phone number was MUrray Hill 2-3191.

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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.

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