"Tremont Street, Looking South," Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1905

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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 had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many North American scenes. Keith's Theatre, the narrow, ornate building in this street view, was an elegant vaudeville playhouse. It also projected Boston's first film using Thomas Edison's Vistascope in 1896.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1905

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.019610

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9.5 in
Width: 6.375 in