"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
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Photographed by William Henry Jackson (1843-1912); published by Detroit Publishing Co.
Collection Title
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.
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