Slaven's Grocery, Tawas City, Michigan, 1935-1950

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Artifact Overview

Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. As shown in this 1940s photograph, Slaven's Grocery was a small but well-stocked store in Tawas City, a city located along Lake Huron in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1935-1950

Creators

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2013.151.34

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of John Margolies.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 6.5 in

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Slaven's Grocery, Tawas City, Michigan, 1935-1950