Policeman Standing in Traffic Control Tower at an Intersection in Detroit, Michigan, circa 1922
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Artifact Overview
In the late 1910s and 1920s, many cities used traffic towers to make it easier for traffic officers to see -- and to be seen by -- drivers. The Detroit tower pictured here also utilized signal lights with red, green, and amber lenses to aid the occupying officer in traffic control.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1922
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.188.29286
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten into copy image, lower center front: Jefferson and Blvd / Traffic Control Tower. / Upper signal lights / 12-250 Watt / Lower signal lights 8-96 Watt / Red, Green / and Amber / lenses / P.L.C. service.
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