Fox Photo

Fox Photo Inc. was an American chain of photo stores, which sold cameras, photographic equipment and developed film. The Fox company started as a small photo studio by a man named Arthur C. Fox in San Antonio, Texas. Carl Newton, a Canadian, moved to San Antonio and purchased the studio at the end of 1909 for $700, as amateur photography was in its infancy. Newton began what by 1920 was the largest mail order photofinishing business in the world. In 1991, Fox Photo was sold to St. Louis based CPI Corporation. CPI ran a division of retail one hour photo lab locations named, CPI Photo Finish.

Fox Photo

Fox Photo Inc. was an American chain of photo stores, which sold cameras, photographic equipment and developed film. The Fox company started as a small photo studio by a man named Arthur C. Fox in San Antonio, Texas. Carl Newton, a Canadian, moved to San Antonio and purchased the studio at the end of 1909 for $700, as amateur photography was in its infancy. Newton began what by 1920 was the largest mail order photofinishing business in the world. In 1991, Fox Photo was sold to St. Louis based CPI Corporation. CPI ran a division of retail one hour photo lab locations named, CPI Photo Finish.