Herald Square, New York City, 1904 (Photograph with Handwritten Production Notes)

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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. This image captured a variety of traffic -- including pedestrian, horse-drawn, automotive, streetcar, and elevated rail -- on the move in Manhattan's Herald Square.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1904

Creator Notes

Photographed by Lycurgus S. Glover. Published by Detroit Photographic Co., Detroit, Michigan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

37.102.P.017236.A

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Ink

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Handwriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7 in
Width: 9.25 in

Inscriptions

Text at bottom edge of front: 017236. ? HERALD SQUARE / COPYRIGHT 1904 BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO. Multiple handwritten notations in ink with lines pointing to areas for color to be used in production.
Herald Square, New York City, 1904 (Photograph with Handwritten Production Notes)