"Picking Oranges, California," circa 1912
THF119358 / "Picking Oranges, California," circa 1912
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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 1912
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.102.143
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Photolithography
Phostint
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
Text at bottom of front of postcard:
70873 PICKING ORANGES, CALIFORNIA
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