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Collection of C.F. Braun & Co. Photographs and
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Collection of C.F. Braun & Co. photographs and ephemera
Creator:
C.F. Braun & Co.
Identifier/Call Number: mssBraun
Physical Description:
22.9 Linear Feet
(7 boxes, 1 folder, and 10 exhibition display boards)
Date (inclusive): 1923-2013
Abstract: The Collection of C.F. Braun & Co.
photographs and ephemera primarily consist of photographs related to the company.
Language of Material: The materials are in
English.
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responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining
necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Collection of C.F. Braun & Co. photographs and ephemera, The
Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Robert Cowan, May 2014.
C.F. Braun & Co. was started by engineer Carl F. Braun. The firm designed oil
refineries and petrochemical plants around the world. The headquarters of C.F. Braun &
Co. was located in Alhambra, California. C.F. Braun & Co. was sold to Santa Fe
International in 1980.
Carl Franklin Braun was an engineer, professor, and author. He was born in Oakland,
California in 1884. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University in
1907. In 1909, Braun started C.F. Braun & Co. with a few associates and $500 in
capital.
Braun was married to Winifred Hughes Gilbert. The couple had three sons. He passed away in
1954.
The Collection of C.F. Braun & Co. photographs and ephemera primarily consist of
photographs related to the company. Many of the photographs were used in printed
publications issued by the company. There are photographs of the interior and exterior of
the Braun facilities, personnel, models, and equipment. The collections also includes hardbound
publications; newsletters; negatives; and some material related to Alhambra Brown & Root
facility. It appears that some of the material belonged to Daniel B. Banks, a chemical
engineer, at C.F. Braun & Co.
There are ten exhibition boards with printouts and photographs related to different aspects
of the company.
Processed by Gina C Giang in 2018. Some of the original photograph numbers assigned by the
company have been included in this finding aid for reference. In 2021, the title of the
collection was changed from C.F. Braun & Co. records to Collection of C.F. Braun &
Co. photographs and ephemera to more accurately reflect the contents of the collection and
align with standards.
Arranged by genre.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Engineering firms
Manufacturing industries
Alhambra (Calif.)
Murray Hill (N.J.)
Negatives (photographs)
Newsletters
Photographs
Braun, Carl Franklin
C.F. Braun & Co.