Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse in Marshall, Michigan, 1884-1913

THF250026 / Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse in Marshall, Michigan, 1884-1913
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Artifact Overview

This photograph shows the Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse in its original location in Marshall, Michigan. The roundhouse's crew is posed in front of the building. Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1884-1913

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.2370

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.500 in
Width: 11.000 in

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