Company Resources

Black and white image of a street with carts, wagons, and streetcars near the Lubins Theater in Baltimore, Maryland

Lubins Building and business district. [ca. 1910, printed later]. Wittemann Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

a black and white scene in a business district street with storefronts on both sides, cars in the street and parked, a view of mountains and dark smoke rising in the background

Colorado: Cańon City. Street scene, business district [ca. 1910]. Wittemann Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

black and white image of tall buildings in New York with smoke coming out of chimneys of almost all of them

New York's business district from Woodbridge Building 1901. Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

A street scene in black and white with storefronts on both sides and a parade of horse-drawn wagons on the street

Street scene in business district, Mackinac Island City, Michigan [between 1890 and 1910]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

A black and white image of a busy street with storefronts crowded with people and horse-drawn wagons and electric cables criss-crossing above

Hattiesburg, Mississippi: Business district, Front Street, looking South [no date] Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

A street view of a railway terminal building with a few pedestrians, parked cars and a street car approaching from the right.

[Grand Avenue business district, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with Terminal Building of Oklahoma Railway Co. on left] [between 1915 and 1920]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

This section offers resources on historical company research including general resources, company directories and resources for obsolete securities. Please see our Doing Historical Company Research guide for a more comprehensive list of resources as well as research strategies for finding information on older or out-of-business companies.

Doing Historical Company Research: A Resource Guide
Published/Created: 2019
This research guide provides links to selected print and electronic resources, as well as tips and tricks for those trying to find information on older or out of business companies. It includes the link to the recording of the Historical Company Research webinar.

Business History: A Resource Guide