"Railroad Station, Magnolia, Massachusetts," circa 1906
THF204912 / "Railroad Station, Magnolia, Massachusetts," circa 1906
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Artifact Overview
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs. Here, the driver of a Packard automobile has left his duster on the seat and gone -- perhaps to meet the train, or to send a telegram or make a telephone call from the station.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1906
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.034543
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 8.875 in
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Washington's Union Station was opened by the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads in 1907. The monumental building -- well suited to a city of monuments -- was part of a larger project to beautify the nation's capital in the early 1900s. Removal of the Pennsylvania Railroad's previous station, located directly on the National Mall, was a major component of the plan.