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
Collection Title
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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