Detroit Photographic Company Retail Outlet, New York City, 1900-1910

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 1900

Creators

Detroit Photographic Co. 

Peabody, Henry G. (Henry Greenwood), 1855-1951 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Detroit 

Creator Notes

Photographed by Henry G. Peabody. Published by Detroit Photographic Co., Detroit, Michigan.

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

37.102.P.032607

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)

Color

Brown

Dimensions

Height: 9.188 in

Width: 7 in

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