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Tru-Vue

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American stereoscope company

Tru-Vue, a subsidiary of Rock Island Bridge and Iron Works, was a manufacturer of stereoscopic filmstrips and corresponding stereoscope viewers, based in Rock Island, Illinois, from 1932 to 1951 and in Beaverton, Oregon, from 1951 until the late 1960s. The company is historically significant as a bridge between the stereoscopic cards of the 19th century and the View-Master reels of the mid-20th.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1931Founded1
  • HeadquartersRock Island1

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Tru-Vue Chicagoland
Photo: Arent, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Tru-Vue, a subsidiary of Rock Island Bridge and Iron Works, was a manufacturer of stereoscopic filmstrips and corresponding stereoscope viewers, based in Rock Island, Illinois, from 1932 to 1951 and in Beaverton, Oregon, from 1951 until the late 1960s.2

Corporate structure

Tru-Vue is part of a group headed by APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC.. 28 entities, 6 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC. Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
    • Tru-Vue Rock Island
    • Alumicor Limited Subsidiary · Canada
    • Apogee Services, Inc. Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • Apogee SFS US, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Apogee Wausau Group, Inc. Subsidiary · Wisconsin, United States
    • Architectural Services Holding Company, LLC Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products, LLC Subsidiary · Kentucky, United States
    • EFCO, LLC Subsidiary · Missouri, United States
    • Glassec Vidros de Seguranca Ltda. Subsidiary · Brazil
    • Harmon Contract, Inc. Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • Harmon Facades ULC Subsidiary · Canada
    • Harmon, Inc. Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • Prism Assurance, Ltd. Subsidiary · Vermont, United States
    • R & D Coatings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Tru Vue Netherlands, B.V. Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • Universal Woods EMEA, BVBA Subsidiary · Belgium
    • Universal Woods International, LLC Subsidiary · Kentucky, United States
    • Universal Woods, LLC Subsidiary · Kentucky, United States
    • UW Interco II, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • UW INTERCO, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • UW International Sales, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • UW Real Estate Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Velocity, An Apogee Company, LLC Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • Viracon Georgia, LLC Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • Viracon Holding Company Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • and 2 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Timeline

  1. 1951Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1931Founded Founded1

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