Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan

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Artifact Overview

Campus Martius in Detroit, Michigan, was a former military training ground that became the "point of origin" of the city's coordinate street system and the site of the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (seen on the left). This postcard shows the many ways people moved around Detroit in the early 1910s: by walking, streetcars, horse-drawn wagons, and automobiles.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Postcard

Subject Date

1910-1915

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

37.102.322

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Phostint
Photolithography

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in