"Chimney Rock and New River Canyon near Fayette, W. Va.," circa 1913
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From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
circa 1913
Creators
Glover, L. S. (Lycurgus S.), 1858-1935
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Original photography by Lycurgus S. Glover. Published by Detroit Photographic Co., Detroit, Michigan.
Keywords
United States, West Virginia, Fayette county
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.102.162
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Postcard Stock
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Photomechanical processes
Photolithography
Phostint
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
text on lower left corner: 70830 CHIMNEY ROCK AND NEW RIVER CANYON NEAR FAYETTE, W. VA. text on lower right front: COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO.
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