"Lafayette Square and Main Street, Buffalo, New York," circa 1908

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Artifact Overview

For nearly thirty years, 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 this image of Buffalo, New York. At the center of Lafayette Square is the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, an 85-foot column honoring veterans of the Civil War.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1908

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.015704

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.813 in
Width: 16.938 in