Bathers on the Dock at The Old Club, St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1916

Summary

From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.

From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1916

Creators

Tripp, Almon J. (Almon Jasper), 1881-1962 

Detroit Publishing Co. 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Detroit 

Creator Notes

Photographed by Almon J. Tripp, and published by the Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan.

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.073377

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)

Color

Brown

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in

Width: 10 in

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