Company history Hasselblad
1 company history 1.1 world war ii 1.2 post-war 1.3 hasselblad camera comes own 1.4 1970s onward 1.5 fuji, shriro, imacon, , digital age company history the company established in 1841 in gothenburg, sweden, fritz wiktor hasselblad, trading company, f. w. hasselblad , co. founder s son, arvid viktor hasselblad, interested in photography , started photographic division of company. hasselblad s corporate website quotes him saying don’t think earn money on this, @ least allow take pictures free. in 1877, arvid hasselblad commissioned construction of hasselblad s long-time headquarters building, in use until 2002. while on honeymoon, arvid hasselblad met george eastman, founder of eastman kodak. in 1888, hasselblad became sole swedish distributor of eastman s products. business successful in 1908, photographic operations spun off own corporation, fotografiska ab. operations included nationwide network of shops , photo labs. management of company passed karl erik hasselblad, arvid s son (g...