46:. He was the son of Wilhelm Heinrich DeVry (1843–1921) and Kunigunde (1845–1933; born Steuwe). Herman and his family immigrated to the United States in 1886, when he was 10 years old. His father worked as a common laborer, but DeVry wanted to do more with his life. He became interested in photography and film at an early age, an obsession that would continue throughout the rest of his life.
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American government bought many of these during World War I. The company sold over 50,000 Type E projectors to schools and also created and distributed educational films, earning
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