"Looking Up Broadway from Dey Street, New York City," 1900

THF118835 / "Looking Up Broadway from Dey Street, New York City," 1900
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Artifact Overview

Launched in the late 1890s, the Detroit Photographic Company (renamed the Detroit Publishing Company in 1905) obtained the rights to use a process known as "Photochrom," developed by the Swiss in which black-and-white photographs were converted into color images. This New York City streetscape was just one example of the many new perspectives Americans gained because of the Detroit Photographic Company.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Print (Visual work)

Date Made

1900

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

37.102.115

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Photolithography

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 9 in
Width: 6.75 in

Inscriptions

On lower left side: 53573 LOOKING UP BROADWAY FROM DEY STREET, NEW YORK CITY /. On lower right side bottom COPYRIGHT 1900 BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO. /.
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"Looking Up Broadway from Dey Street, New York City," 1900