Eagle Tavern (Then Known as Smith's Hotel) at Its Original Site, Clinton, Michigan, circa 1890

THF110473 / Eagle Tavern (Then Known as Smith's Hotel) at Its Original Site, Clinton, Michigan, circa 1890
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Artifact Overview

Walter and Mary Smith (shown here about 1890 with their daughter Ella) operated the Clinton, Michigan, Eagle Tavern -- renamed Smith's Hotel -- from the late 1860s into the 1890s. Though this 1830s tavern's days as a bustling stagecoach stop were long past, the Smiths offered hospitality to the locals and to the fewer travelers who still passed through the rural village.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1890

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.P.O.5030

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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