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- "Battle Scenes of the Rebellion" Battle of Chattanooga, Civil War Panorama - In the 1880s, Thomas Clarkson Gordon, a self-taught artist and Civil War veteran, created a panorama depicting scenes from the Civil War. Gordon stitched together 15 paintings -- each 7 by 14 feet -- into a canvas roll more than 100 feet long. He toured his multi-paneled panorama throughout eastern Indiana, retelling the history of the conflict through his vivid illustrations.
- 1863
- Collections - Artifact
"Battle Scenes of the Rebellion" Battle of Chattanooga, Civil War Panorama
In the 1880s, Thomas Clarkson Gordon, a self-taught artist and Civil War veteran, created a panorama depicting scenes from the Civil War. Gordon stitched together 15 paintings -- each 7 by 14 feet -- into a canvas roll more than 100 feet long. He toured his multi-paneled panorama throughout eastern Indiana, retelling the history of the conflict through his vivid illustrations.
- Panorama Showing Construction in Greenfield Village, September 1929 -
- September 18, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Panorama Showing Construction in Greenfield Village, September 1929
- View from the Harbor, Petoskey, Michigan, circa 1906 - 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.
- 1906
- Collections - Artifact
View from the Harbor, Petoskey, Michigan, circa 1906
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.
- Panoramic View of Rivers and Bridges, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1908 - 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.
- 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Panoramic View of Rivers and Bridges, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1908
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.
- Waterfront at Toledo, Ohio, 1900-1910 - 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 this panoramic image of Toledo, Ohio. With canal and railroad connections, the city was an important seaport along Lake Erie.
- 1900-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Waterfront at Toledo, Ohio, 1900-1910
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 this panoramic image of Toledo, Ohio. With canal and railroad connections, the city was an important seaport along Lake Erie.
- Panoramic View of Detroit Skyline and Harbor from the Detroit River, Michigan, 1901 - From 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 around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- 1901
- Collections - Artifact
Panoramic View of Detroit Skyline and Harbor from the Detroit River, Michigan, 1901
From 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 around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- Ford Rouge Plant Panorama, March 1920 - The massive size of Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant was captured in this panoramic photo from 1920. Work on the complex began in 1917, and the first products manufactured there were Eagle anti-submarine boats for World War I. After the war, Ford converted the plant first to the production of tractors, and then to motor vehicles.
- March 23, 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Rouge Plant Panorama, March 1920
The massive size of Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant was captured in this panoramic photo from 1920. Work on the complex began in 1917, and the first products manufactured there were Eagle anti-submarine boats for World War I. After the war, Ford converted the plant first to the production of tractors, and then to motor vehicles.
- Panorama of Menlo Park Compound Construction Site, Greenfield Village, 1928-1929 - In 1928, Henry Ford commissioned a painstaking reconstruction of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory for Greenfield Village. Researchers referenced photographs and reminiscences from Edison's early employees, and crews incorporated salvaged materials and original structures from the laboratory's long-abandoned New Jersey site. Construction was completed by October 1929, when Ford dedicated his museum and village as the Edison Institute of Technology.
- 1928-1929
- Collections - Artifact
Panorama of Menlo Park Compound Construction Site, Greenfield Village, 1928-1929
In 1928, Henry Ford commissioned a painstaking reconstruction of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory for Greenfield Village. Researchers referenced photographs and reminiscences from Edison's early employees, and crews incorporated salvaged materials and original structures from the laboratory's long-abandoned New Jersey site. Construction was completed by October 1929, when Ford dedicated his museum and village as the Edison Institute of Technology.
- "Battle Scenes of the Rebellion" Aftermath of Battle, Civil War Panorama - In the 1880s, Thomas Clarkson Gordon, a self-taught artist and Civil War veteran, created a panorama depicting scenes from the Civil War. Gordon stitched together 15 paintings -- each 7 by 14 feet -- into a canvas roll more than 100 feet long. He toured his multi-paneled panorama throughout eastern Indiana, retelling the history of the conflict through his vivid illustrations.
- 1861-1865
- Collections - Artifact
"Battle Scenes of the Rebellion" Aftermath of Battle, Civil War Panorama
In the 1880s, Thomas Clarkson Gordon, a self-taught artist and Civil War veteran, created a panorama depicting scenes from the Civil War. Gordon stitched together 15 paintings -- each 7 by 14 feet -- into a canvas roll more than 100 feet long. He toured his multi-paneled panorama throughout eastern Indiana, retelling the history of the conflict through his vivid illustrations.
- "Battle Scenes of the Rebellion" Battle of Stones River, Civil War Panorama - In the 1880s, Thomas Clarkson Gordon, a self-taught artist and Civil War veteran, created a panorama depicting scenes from the Civil War. Gordon stitched together 15 paintings -- each 7 by 14 feet -- into a canvas roll more than 100 feet long. He toured his multi-paneled panorama throughout eastern Indiana, retelling the history of the conflict through his vivid illustrations.
- 31 December 1862-02 January 1863
- Collections - Artifact
"Battle Scenes of the Rebellion" Battle of Stones River, Civil War Panorama
In the 1880s, Thomas Clarkson Gordon, a self-taught artist and Civil War veteran, created a panorama depicting scenes from the Civil War. Gordon stitched together 15 paintings -- each 7 by 14 feet -- into a canvas roll more than 100 feet long. He toured his multi-paneled panorama throughout eastern Indiana, retelling the history of the conflict through his vivid illustrations.