Entrance to Marshall Field's Department Store, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1908

Summary

From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's chief image publishers. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs--including this image showing streetcars, horse-drawn vehicles, early automobiles, and pedestrians in front of Chicago's Marshall Field's. Throughout the 20th century, this famous department store grew to become a major national chain.

From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's chief image publishers. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs--including this image showing streetcars, horse-drawn vehicles, early automobiles, and pedestrians in front of Chicago's Marshall Field's. Throughout the 20th century, this famous department store grew to become a major national chain.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1907-1910

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.034699

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9 in

Width: 7 in

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