Cass Technical High School, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1915

Summary

The original Cass Technical High School opened in 1907 to provide children with vocational skills needed in the burgeoning Detroit industries. Enrollment started small but grew quickly, outgrowing the original school’s quarters. This postcard shows the building that the high school occupied around 1915, before a new building was constructed.

The original Cass Technical High School opened in 1907 to provide children with vocational skills needed in the burgeoning Detroit industries. Enrollment started small but grew quickly, outgrowing the original school’s quarters. This postcard shows the building that the high school occupied around 1915, before a new building was constructed.

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

circa 1915

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.9.23.396

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.375 in

Width: 5.25 in

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