Stage Coach at Ramona's Marriage Place, Old Town, San Diego, California, circa 1890

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

Subject Date

circa 1890

Creators

Detroit Photographic Co. 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Detroit 

Creator Notes

Made by Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.072910

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)

Color

Brown
Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in

Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

On verso: In pencil: The Old Stage Coach. Ramona's Marriage Place, Old Town, San Diego, Ca 82- Lau.. In grease pencil: C Thistle L (?) 072910 Ink stamp reads: Received Nov 29 1912 Ink stamp reads: Sep 17 1912 Ink stamp reads: Titles Copyright : The Old Stage Coach at Ramona's Marriage Place, Old Town, San Diego, Calif | next line: Negative same | Catalogue same Ink stamp reads: Return to Negative Log

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