Sunset on the Potomac River, near Washington D.C., circa 1901

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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 scenes from across North America. Here, boats use a canal paralleling the Potomac River.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1901

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.013027

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 9.5 in

Sunset on the Potomac River, near Washington D.C., circa 1901