Front Street, Marquette, Michigan, circa 1909

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1909

Creator Notes

Photographed by Lycurgus S. Glover; published by Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.071274

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)

Color

Brown

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 9.625 in

Inscriptions

Notations on back: Handwritten in blue pencil: 036414 [circled and crossed out] / 071274 [circled] Handwritten in pencil: 4592/G / Front Street, Marquette, Mich. / P.C. Proof B&W Stamped in blue ink, top: RETURN TO NEGATIVE VAULT
Front Street, Marquette, Michigan, circa 1909