Montgomery County Community College - Betzwood Studios

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About This Collection

Welcome to the Montgomery County Community College's Betzwood Collection, a part of the POWER Library: PA Photos and Documents. In the first decades of the motion picture industry Montgomery County was home to one of the largest film studios in the country. Siegmund Lubin owned and operated the Betzwood Studios along the banks of the Schuylkill River, a three hundred acre site complete with filming, production, and distribution centers. As one of the earliest film moguls, Siegmund Lubin has both regional and national significance. He was a technical innovator whose many contributions to the industry helped propel film to its position atop the entertainment industry. The collection contains film stills, publicity, correspondence, trade journals, slides, and glass plate negatives among other items. Using PA Photos and Documents in tandem with Worpress Blog site, the college seeks to tell the history of this important but forgotten player in film history.
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Casual photograph of Louis Bennison
Casual photograph of Louis Bennison
Christie, Robert, 1896-1989, Actors, Silent films, Lubin, Siegmund, 1851-1923, Betzwood Film Company, Acheson, Portus, 1896-1989, Bennison, Louis, 1884-1929
Photograph of Betzwood Motion Picture Studio star Louis Bennison taken by Bob Christi aka Portus Acheson.
Louis Bennison
Louis Bennison
Actors, Silent films, Lubin, Siegmund, 1851-1923, Betzwood Film Company, Acheson, Portus, 1896-1990, Bennison, Louis, 1884-1929
Promotional shot of Louis Bennison
Photograph of Louis Bennison
Photograph of Louis Bennison
Bennison, Louis, 1884-1929, Actors, Silent films, Lubin, Siegmund, 1851-1923, Betzwood Film Company, Acheson, Portus, 1896-1989
Louis Bennison
Photograph of Portus Acheson
Photograph of Portus Acheson
Acheson, Portus, 1896-1989, Moving picture operators, Moving-picture industry, Memoirs and documents, Lubin, Siegmund, 1851-1923, Betzwood Film Company
Photograph of Portus Acheson. Acheson worked as a cameraman for the Betzwood Film Company.
Photograph of Portus Acheson
Photograph of Portus Acheson
Acheson, Portus, 1896-1989, Moving picture operators, Moving-picture industry, Memoirs and documents, Lubin, Siegmund, 1851-1923, Betzwood Film Company
Photograph of Portus Acheson. Acheson was a cameraman for Betzwood Film Company. At that time he was known as Robert "Bob" Christie, having changed his name.
Photograph of Portus Acheson
Photograph of Portus Acheson
Acheson, Portus, 1896-1989, Moving picture operators, Moving-picture industry, Memoirs and documents, Lubin, Siegmund, 1851-1923, Betzwood Film Company
Photograph of Portus Acheson. Acheson was a cameraman for Betzwood Film Company.
Photograph of Portus Acheson
Photograph of Portus Acheson
Acheson, Portus, 1896-1989, Moving picture operators, Moving-picture industry, Memoirs and documents, Lubin, Siegmund, 1851-1923, Betzwood Film Company
Photograph of Portus Acheson, Toonerville Trolley Comedies. Acheson was a cameraman for Betzwood Film Company. At that time he was known as Robert "Bob" Christie, having changed his name.
Photograph of Portus Acheson
Photograph of Portus Acheson
Acheson, Portus, 1896-1989, Moving picture operators, Moving-picture industry, Memoirs and documents, Lubin, Siegmund, 1851-1923, Betzwood Film Company
Photograph of Portus Acheson. Acheson was a cameraman for Betzwood Film Company. At that time he was known as Robert "Bob" Christie, having changed his name.
Photograph of Portus Acheson, age 18
Photograph of Portus Acheson, age 18
Acheson, Portus, 1896-1989, Moving picture operators, Moving-picture industry, Memoirs and documents, Lubin, Siegmund, 1851-1923, Betzwood Film Company
Photograph of Portus Acheson, age 18. Acheson was a cameraman for Betzwood Film Company.
Photograph of Portus Acheson, age 18
Photograph of Portus Acheson, age 18
Acheson, Portus, 1896-1989, Moving picture operators, Moving-picture industry, Memoirs and documents, Lubin, Siegmund, 1851-1923, Betzwood Film Company
Photograph of Portus Acheson, age 18. Acheson worked as a cameraman for the Lubin and Betzwood Film Company.
Photograph of Portus Acheson age 18
Photograph of Portus Acheson age 18
Acheson, Portus, 1896-1989, Moving picture operators, Moving-picture industry, Memoirs and documents, Lubin, Siegmund, 1851-1923, Betzwood Film Company
Photograph of Portus Acheson. Acheson worked as a cameraman for the Lubin. .
Photograph of Portus Acheson riding a horse, jumping
Photograph of Portus Acheson riding a horse, jumping
Acheson, Portus, 1896-1989, Moving picture operators, Moving-picture industry, Memoirs and documents, Lubin, Siegmund, 1851-1923, Betzwood Film Company
Photograph of Portus Acheson riding a horse, jumping. Acheson was a cameraman for Betzwood Film Company. At that time he was known as Robert "Bob" Christie, having changed his name.
Photograph of Portus Acheson riding a horse, jumping
Photograph of Portus Acheson riding a horse, jumping
Acheson, Portus, 1896-1989, Moving picture operators, Moving-picture industry, Memoirs and documents, Lubin, Siegmund, 1851-1923, Betzwood Film Company
Photograph of Portus Acheson riding a horse, jumping. Acheson was a cameraman for Betzwood Film Company. At that time he was known as Robert "Bob" Christie, having changed his name.
Portus Acheson, age 15
Portus Acheson, age 15
Acheson, Portus, 1896-1989, Moving picture operators, Moving-picture industry, Memoirs and documents, Lubin, Siegmund, 1851-1923, Betzwood Film Company
Photograph of Portus Acheson, age 15. Acheson worked as a cameraman for Betzwood Film Company.
Publicity photo of Katherine MacDonald
Publicity photo of Katherine MacDonald
MacDonald, Katherine, 1881-1956, Actresses--1910-1930, Silent films, Lubin, Siegmund, 1851-1923, Betzwood Film Studio, Acheson, Portus, 1896-1989
Photograph of Katherine MacDonald, "The American Beauty"