Corbis
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| Type of Company | Private |
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| Founded | Seattle, Washington, USA (1989) |
| Headquarters |  Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Key people | Bill Gates, Founder Steve Davis, President & CEO |
| Industry | Digital image licensing, rights services, artist representation and media management |
| Slogan | Start Here |
| Website | pro.corbis.com |
Corbis is a digital imaging/stock photography company founded by Bill Gates in 1989. Its headquarters are located in Seattle, Washington. Among other company operations, Corbis archives over 15,000,000 photographs and other media in a facility deep within a former limestone mine in Boyers, Pennsylvania (Butler County, Pennsylvania). The mine presents a secure and climate-controlled environment for the preservation of photographic media.
