"Aunt Phoebe" at Magnolia-on-the-Ashley [Magnolia Gardens], Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1901

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Artifact Overview

From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1901

Creator Notes

Photographed by William Henry Jackson (1843-1912); published by Detroit Publishing Co.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.013439

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)

Color

Brown
Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 9.438 in
Width: 7 in

Inscriptions

On back, lower left corner, in blue pencil: 013439 On back, upper left corner, in blue pencil: 1632-3 On back, center, in blue pencil: C 3 1/4 [arrow from top edge to line across print 1-1/2" from bottom edge] On back, left center, stamped in purple ink: RETURN TO NEGATIVE VAULT On back, lower right center, stamped in black: S.O. No. [written in pencil:] 5450 / Edition / Plate [written:] 557 / P.C. No. / Time On back, lower right center, stamped in red: 646 On back, lower right corner, written in pencil: 3 [circled] 3-35 On back, center, written in pencil: 187 / W.H.J.
"Aunt Phoebe" at Magnolia-on-the-Ashley [Magnolia Gardens], Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1901