Detroit Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse, Original Site, Marshall, Michigan, 1890-1900
THF129728 / Detroit Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse, Original Site, Marshall, Michigan, 1890-1900
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Artifact Overview
This photograph shows the Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse in its original location in Marshall, Michigan. The roundhouse's crew is posed in front of the building. Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1890-1900
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.2369
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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