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Although Victor Talking Machine Co. However, after much success, Berliner and Johnson received backlash from cylinder competitors who feared the Gramophone Company’s growth. After many legal battles, the courts upheld the patent of the disc record as a separate invention based on the lateral groove. As Berliner and Johnson were the “victors” of such legal battles, they officially ed forces and established Victor Talking Machine Company in 1901.
Between 1896 and 1914, Camden was the sole producer of turntables for all of its associated companies including the international Gramophone Company. Victor also ran several recording studios in Camden, catag over 400 singles during that time alone. Between 1900 and 1920, the Victor Talking Machine Company Camden plant expanded greatly. First starting at North Front Street and gradually moving further towards the waterfront. The unique location of the Victor plant along with the growing workforce made it necessary for factory workers to live in the general vicinity of their workplace between 1900 and 1930. The location of the plant appealed to those living on Cooper Street because of its accessibility as well as its proximity to the ferry that ran from Philadelphia. The Camden plant of Victor was the most productive location in the company, housing thousands of jobs.
In 1929, Radio Corporation of America (Victor’s reputation and world-class artist roster and its legendary manufacturing plant, which was the largest in the world at that time. With the purchase of Victor, RCA operated it as its own division, but it was greatly reduced. This coincided with the slow economic decline of Camden’s Cooper Street which was partly influenced by the reduction of traffic that occurred when the Benjamin Franklin Bridge opened in 1926, which allowed for easy accessibility to Philadelphia. After being purchased in 1929, Victor’s divisions in Camden also decreased. Simultaneously, during the Great Depression, the employment rate at Victor/RCA declined drastically. By 1936, however, the number of employees living on Cooper Street changed as Victor became one of the top music labels and manufacturer in the country. Victor Talking Machine Company was renamed Victor Records in 1935, and it remained the top label in the music industry until 1946 when its parent company, RCA, downsized the music division in preparation for the manufacturing of television. Between 1935 and 1946, Victor was the top label in the music industry; recording artists such as Woody Guthrie, Frank Sinatra, and Glenn Miller.
