Bagley Memorial Fountain, Woodward Avenue and Fort Street, Detroit, Michigan, 1891

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Artifact Overview

Detroit's Bagley Memorial Fountain stands amidst a banner and festive decorations in its original location at Woodward Avenue and Fort Street. This photograph may have been taken during a Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Memorial Day celebration. A society for Union Civil War veterans, the G.A.R. began observing the holiday -- originally called Decoration Day -- in 1868.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1891

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.4346

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in