"Chimney Rock and New River Canyon near Fayette, W. Va.," circa 1913

01

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 1913

Creator Notes

Original photography by Lycurgus S. Glover. Published by Detroit Photographic Co., Detroit, Michigan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

37.102.162

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Postcard Stock
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Photomechanical processes
Photolithography
Phostint

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in

Inscriptions

text on lower left corner: 70830 CHIMNEY ROCK AND NEW RIVER CANYON NEAR FAYETTE, W. VA. text on lower right front: COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO.