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- "Morning's Catch," Fishing in the Adirondacks, New York, circa 1903 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1903
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"Morning's Catch," Fishing in the Adirondacks, New York, circa 1903
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- "Coaching Party on Boulevard Drive, Duluth, Minnesota," 1904 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1904
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"Coaching Party on Boulevard Drive, Duluth, Minnesota," 1904
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Children Riding Donkeys, "Going to School," circa 1885 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1885
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Children Riding Donkeys, "Going to School," circa 1885
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- "Fishers Schooners at 'T' Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts," 1904 -
- 1904
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"Fishers Schooners at 'T' Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts," 1904
- Assembly of Marine Compound Steam Engines, Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Wyandotte, Michigan, 1901 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1901
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Assembly of Marine Compound Steam Engines, Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Wyandotte, Michigan, 1901
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- "Oiling Up Before the Start," Engineer Working on Michigan Central Railroad K-Class Locomotive, 1904 - An engineman is seen oiling the side rods on a Michigan Central Railroad locomotive about 1905. The 4-4-2 Atlantic-type locomotive, with its tall driving wheels, was built to pull fast passenger trains on the Michigan Central's Detroit-Chicago mainline. But speed was relative. Even the fastest regularly scheduled trains might have averaged only 40 miles per hour in 1905.
- 1904
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"Oiling Up Before the Start," Engineer Working on Michigan Central Railroad K-Class Locomotive, 1904
An engineman is seen oiling the side rods on a Michigan Central Railroad locomotive about 1905. The 4-4-2 Atlantic-type locomotive, with its tall driving wheels, was built to pull fast passenger trains on the Michigan Central's Detroit-Chicago mainline. But speed was relative. Even the fastest regularly scheduled trains might have averaged only 40 miles per hour in 1905.
- Detroit Photographic Company Special Railcar on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, 1899 - Detroit Photographic Company promoted its thousands of images -- sold in the form of color postcards, prints and photo albums -- with railroad cars converted into mobile galleries. The company's photographs depicted everything from city streets to natural landscapes, and they were distinguished by the special "Photochrom" colorization process that made black-and-white images look like color photographs.
- 1899
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Detroit Photographic Company Special Railcar on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, 1899
Detroit Photographic Company promoted its thousands of images -- sold in the form of color postcards, prints and photo albums -- with railroad cars converted into mobile galleries. The company's photographs depicted everything from city streets to natural landscapes, and they were distinguished by the special "Photochrom" colorization process that made black-and-white images look like color photographs.
- Golden Gate from the Upper End, Yellowstone National Park, 1901-1902 - Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Near the north entrance on the Grand Loop Road, the so-called "Golden Gate" is a pass that marks the north edge of Yellowstone Plateau. The highway bridge is pinned to cliffs made of crumbly volcanic yellow tuff--hence the name.
- 1901-1902
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Golden Gate from the Upper End, Yellowstone National Park, 1901-1902
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Near the north entrance on the Grand Loop Road, the so-called "Golden Gate" is a pass that marks the north edge of Yellowstone Plateau. The highway bridge is pinned to cliffs made of crumbly volcanic yellow tuff--hence the name.
- Photochrom, "River Drive from Laurel Hill, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," 1900 - Large urban parks provided landscaped getaways for city dwellers. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fairmount Park contained scenic drives along well-kept roadways. This colorized image from 1900 shows a horse-drawn vehicle traveling down River Drive in the park.
- circa 1900
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Photochrom, "River Drive from Laurel Hill, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," 1900
Large urban parks provided landscaped getaways for city dwellers. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fairmount Park contained scenic drives along well-kept roadways. This colorized image from 1900 shows a horse-drawn vehicle traveling down River Drive in the park.
- Workers at L. L. Lyon & Sons Fruit Growers & Packers, Redlands, California, circa 1900 - For nearly thirty years, 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. Here, workers in California pack lemons and oranges for shipping.
- circa 1900
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Workers at L. L. Lyon & Sons Fruit Growers & Packers, Redlands, California, circa 1900
For nearly thirty years, 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. Here, workers in California pack lemons and oranges for shipping.