Atlas of the City of Detroit and Suburbs, 1885

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Artifact Overview

Urban growth followed the streetcar lines as people moved away from city centers to residential areas farther from their workplaces. Detroit once had extensive streetcar lines, as indicated on this 1885 map.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Atlas

Date Made

1885

Subject Date

1885

Creator Notes

Published by E. Robinson, New York, New York

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2011.0.5.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Dimensions

Height: 19.375 in
Width: 15.125 in
Length: 1.125 in