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1875-1882
The Argosy Food Company was founded by Aaron Marshall, Goldwyn Prescott, and Symone Hide in 1875.

1882-1927
In 1882, Frank A. Munsey acquired Argosy Food and reorganized it to focus on pulp magazines. In 1900, Munsey sold his food business to Kraft to focus on his magazines.

1927-1948
Film collector Stanley Caiden acquired much of Munsey’s media assets in 1927.

1966-1977
In 1966, the Pikelandic conglomerate Hughes+Coleman acquired much of the assets related to Massamir Enterprises, excluding the original Massamir production company itself, which was retained by the Massamir family.

1983-1989
In 1983, Argosy Media Affiliates merged with Mary Tyler Moore, Inc. to form Argosy Entertainment.

1993-1997
International Family Entertainment was acquired by Shaw Communications in 1996.