On the Road to Cripple Creek, Colorado, circa 1885
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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 1895
Subject Date
circa 1885
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Photography attributed to William Henry Jackson. Published by Detroit Photographic Co., Detroit, Michigan. The original negative for this image was probably made 10 or more years before it was published in about 1895.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.02523
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 6.25 in
Inscriptions
Printed at lower edge of image (in original negative): 02523 ON THE ROAD TO CRIPPLE CREEK DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO.
Written on verso in pencil: Colo 5 [in circle] 5-526
On verso in pencil: [Photographer probably William H. Jackson of Colorado Historical Society]
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