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Caufield and Shook Studio photographs,
klgsc299 Caufield and Shook Studio photographs, 1903-1978 Processed by: Archives Staff; machine-readable finding aid created by:Eric Weig Special Collections University of Louisville Ekstrom Library Louisville, Kentucky 40292 USA Phone: (502) 852-6752 Fax: (502) 852-8734 Email: Special.Collections@louisville.edu URL: http://louisville.edu/library/ekstrom/special/ Copyright 2002 University of Louisville Libraries. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from Access DatabaseDate of source: 02-21-02 Description is in English. Caufield and Shook Studio photographs, 1903-1978 Contact Information Special Collections University of Louisville Ekstrom Library Louisville, Kentucky 40292 Phone: (502) 852-6752 Fax: (502) 852-8734 Email: Special.Collections@louisville.edu URL: http://louisville.edu/library/ekstrom/special/ Processed by: Archives Staff Date Completed: n.d. Encoded by: Eric Weig Copyright 2002 University of Louisville. All Rights Reserved. 522 online items Caufield and Shook Studio photographs, 1903-1978 SC299 Caufield and Shook Studio over 500,000 negatives, 2,000 vintage prints, 78 linear ft records University of Louisville Special Collections Louisville, Kentucky 40292 USA Open to researchers The copyright interests have not been transferred to the University of Louisville. For further information, see the section on copyright in the regulations and Procedures of the Special Collections Library or consult a reference archivist. [Identification of item], Caufield and Shook Studio photographs, 1903-1978, Special Collections, University of Louisville, Louisville. Photography The commercial photography firm of Caufield and Shook was founded in 1903 by James Caufield and Frank W. Shook, who later took in Will Bowers as partner and chief photographer. Richard N. Duncan and Ned Tanselle purchased the firm in 1960. The studio's negatives were donated to the Photographic Archives beginning in 1968 and continuing in 1978 when the firm ceased operation. Few aspects of life in Louisville escaped the lens of Caufield and Shook whose company motto was "we photograph ANYTHING, day or night." The collection includes work for Louisville architects, builders, banks and financial houses, wholesale and retail merchants, advertisers, government agencies, public utilities, and private individuals. In 1924 Caufield and Shook became the official photographer of the Kentucky Derby. Most of the negatives are 8x10-inch, flexible film and glass, and are capable of mural-size enlargement. Thousands of books, newspapers, magazines, and television programs have used Caufield and Shook photographs as illustrations. Michael Lesy's Real Life: Louisville in the Twenties (1976) was illustrated entirely with Caufield and Shook photographs.