Traffic Policeman Standing in Intersection with Stop Sign, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1920
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Artifact Overview
Before traffic lights, policemen used hand-operated devices called semaphores to regulate traffic. Officers blew a warning whistle before changing signals. The officer in this circa 1920 photograph controls traffic near the Hotel Pontchartrain in Detroit, Michigan.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1920
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.135.1759
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in.
Width: 10 in.
Inscriptions
Typed on back of image: Michigan-- Ancient
Handwritten in ink on back: Ame. Youth / #1322-57 / Pg 6 & 19
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