Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior, Munising Michigan, circa 1908
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Artifact Overview
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
circa 1908
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.102.130
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Phostint
Photolithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
Text on lower left front: 11864 PICTURED ROCKS, LAKE SUPERIOR
Text on lower right front: DETROIT PUBLISHING CO.
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