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                  American Vitagraph 
                  Company
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                  Type of Company
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                  Production company
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                  Country of Origination
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                  United States of America
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                  Years of Operation
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                  Active March 1897 through 14 February 1900
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                  Company Principals
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									J. Stuart Blackton 
                  Albert E. Smith
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                  Company Offices
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                  unknown
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                  Company Studios
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                  unknown
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									 American Vitagraph Company was formed in March 1897. Vitagraph films were distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company after a Fall 1898 lawsuit. The agreement with Edison expired on 29 January 1900, and on 15 February 1900 the company became The Vitagraph Company of America. 
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