[PW] Re: Copyright case Burrow-Giles Lithographic vs. Sarony

[Graf, Jeffrey C]

Hello,

Here are a couple of possibilities:

BURROW

New York Times, February 20, 1917.
Obituaries:
JOHN BURROWS, a retired lithographer, is dead at his home, 110 Fourth Avenue,
Brooklyn, in his eightieth year.

1870 Census:
John Burrows   Printer   NY




GILES

New York Times
June 23, 1888
"THE BROKER WAS TOO SHARP
A Lithographer's Clever Scheme Fails of Success"
... It appears, according to his confession, that he was engaged as a
lithographer by J. R. Giles four years ago.  ...



New York Times, June 21, 1895, p. 11
"Dividends"
New York, June 20, 1895 -- At a meeting of the American Lithographic 
Company held this day, a dividend was declared of 1 Per Cent ...
Louis Ettlinger, Treasurer
John R. Giles, Secretry

Regards,

Jeff Graf
Reference Department
Wells Library
Indiana University, Bloomington













Quoting schmidt at tarleton.edu:

> The Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony copyright case was decided
> by the Supreme Court March 17, 1884 and granted copyright protection
> to photographers.  I am trying to locate the first names of the owners
> of the Lithographic Company.  What were the first names of Burrow and
> Giles?
>
> Thanks for any leads,
> Barbara Schmidt
>
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