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- Home of Mrs. C. L. Stephens, on Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1910 - 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 1910
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Home of Mrs. C. L. Stephens, on Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1910
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.
- Lost Streets, Warren Place, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Lost Streets, Warren Place, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Girls Playing a Hopping Game, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Girls Playing a Hopping Game, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Children Playing "London Bridge," New York, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Children Playing "London Bridge," New York, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Overturned, Wrecked Truck on Residential Street, Southampton, New York, 1932 - Automobiles are fast, powerful, and potentially dangerous. Accidents like the wreck pictured here became more commonplace as automotive speeds and the number of drivers on American roads rapidly increased in the 20th century. Eventually, manufacturers, governments, and drivers themselves were compelled to improve automotive safety.
- September 03, 1932
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Overturned, Wrecked Truck on Residential Street, Southampton, New York, 1932
Automobiles are fast, powerful, and potentially dangerous. Accidents like the wreck pictured here became more commonplace as automotive speeds and the number of drivers on American roads rapidly increased in the 20th century. Eventually, manufacturers, governments, and drivers themselves were compelled to improve automotive safety.
- Road Construction and Equipment on a Residential Street, circa 1912 - By the 1910s, most township and county road commissions in the United States were supported by state highway departments. This substantial local construction project probably received funding, equipment, or materials form the state. In this photograph, a steam traction engine powers a heavy roller over a residential roadway in preparation for paving.
- circa 1912
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Road Construction and Equipment on a Residential Street, circa 1912
By the 1910s, most township and county road commissions in the United States were supported by state highway departments. This substantial local construction project probably received funding, equipment, or materials form the state. In this photograph, a steam traction engine powers a heavy roller over a residential roadway in preparation for paving.
- Woman Driving 1914 Ford Model T Touring Car - Women welcomed the durable, affordable Model T. Ford Motor Company directed some of its marketing specifically toward women. In its promotional booklet <em>The Woman and the Ford</em>, the automaker claimed that the Model T "broadened her horizon" and "increased her pleasures." Ford further described its car as "a real weapon in the changing order."
- 1914
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Woman Driving 1914 Ford Model T Touring Car
Women welcomed the durable, affordable Model T. Ford Motor Company directed some of its marketing specifically toward women. In its promotional booklet The Woman and the Ford, the automaker claimed that the Model T "broadened her horizon" and "increased her pleasures." Ford further described its car as "a real weapon in the changing order."
- Residences on Eastern Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan -
- circa 1902
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Residences on Eastern Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan
- Ford Model T Decorated for a Parade, circa 1915 - Not only for getting from here to there, automobiles could be dressed up for a parade. This ca. 1915 photograph shows a Ford Model T decorated with umbrellas, pom-poms, garland, and a sign promoting Nissly, Webb, and Marrs, an Ypsilanti, Michigan, dry goods store.
- circa 1915
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Ford Model T Decorated for a Parade, circa 1915
Not only for getting from here to there, automobiles could be dressed up for a parade. This ca. 1915 photograph shows a Ford Model T decorated with umbrellas, pom-poms, garland, and a sign promoting Nissly, Webb, and Marrs, an Ypsilanti, Michigan, dry goods store.
- Juanita Richardson Sherrod on the Porch of a House -
- 1963-1976
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Juanita Richardson Sherrod on the Porch of a House