Motown Museum's "Hitsville, U.S.A." Building, Detroit, Michigan, 1994

THF133597 / Motown Museum's "Hitsville, U.S.A." Building, Detroit, Michigan, 1994
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

22 February 1994

Subject Date

22 February 1994

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.111545.31

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in

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