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- Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1899 - 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.
- 1899
- Collections - Artifact
Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1899
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.
- Steel Engraving, "Eastern View of the Public Square or Green in New Haven CT," circa 1840 - Prolific illustrator John Warner Barber sketched this charming scene of the eastern view of the public square of New Haven, Connecticut. The circa 1840 color engraving depicts a pastoral scene of buildings, people strolling, and a stagecoach.
- circa 1840
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Steel Engraving, "Eastern View of the Public Square or Green in New Haven CT," circa 1840
Prolific illustrator John Warner Barber sketched this charming scene of the eastern view of the public square of New Haven, Connecticut. The circa 1840 color engraving depicts a pastoral scene of buildings, people strolling, and a stagecoach.
- Produce Stand near Cadillac Meat Market at Cadillac Square, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1895 -
- circa 1895
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Produce Stand near Cadillac Meat Market at Cadillac Square, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1895
- Trade Card for C.I. Hood & Co. with Hood's Photos of the World, "Bastille Square, Paris," 1890-1910 - In the late 19th century, trade cards were a major means of advertising goods and services. Patent medicine producer, C.I. Hood & Co., had its own advertising department, creating cookbooks, calendars, and, most abundantly, trade cards. The trade card series, "Hood's Photos of the World," became popular among consumers, as it offered views of far-away places, providing a window to the broader world.
- 1890-1910
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Trade Card for C.I. Hood & Co. with Hood's Photos of the World, "Bastille Square, Paris," 1890-1910
In the late 19th century, trade cards were a major means of advertising goods and services. Patent medicine producer, C.I. Hood & Co., had its own advertising department, creating cookbooks, calendars, and, most abundantly, trade cards. The trade card series, "Hood's Photos of the World," became popular among consumers, as it offered views of far-away places, providing a window to the broader world.
- Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, 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.
- 1903
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Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, 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.
- "Bordeaux - La Place des Quinconces" - Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He joined the all-Black 303rd Stevedore Regiment (with later unit designations) in December 1917. Private Purnell was stationed in Bordeaux, France. He returned to the U.S. in 1919, married, and worked as a railroad freight handler. Like many service members, Purnell kept cards, letters, photographs, and souvenirs from his time in the military.
- Collections - Artifact
"Bordeaux - La Place des Quinconces"
Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He joined the all-Black 303rd Stevedore Regiment (with later unit designations) in December 1917. Private Purnell was stationed in Bordeaux, France. He returned to the U.S. in 1919, married, and worked as a railroad freight handler. Like many service members, Purnell kept cards, letters, photographs, and souvenirs from his time in the military.
- "Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio," circa 1905 - Children play near a cannon in the corner of this Detroit Publishing Company photograph. Public Square is Cleveland's central plaza and home to a monument honoring Civil War soldiers and sailors.
- circa 1905
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"Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio," circa 1905
Children play near a cannon in the corner of this Detroit Publishing Company photograph. Public Square is Cleveland's central plaza and home to a monument honoring Civil War soldiers and sailors.
- Jackson Square in New Orleans, Louisiana, 1866-1895 -
- 1866-1895
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Jackson Square in New Orleans, Louisiana, 1866-1895
- Printing Block, Public Address in a Town Square, 1860-1940 -
- 1860-1940
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Printing Block, Public Address in a Town Square, 1860-1940
- "Lafayette Square and Main Street, Buffalo, New York," circa 1908 - 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 image of Buffalo, New York. At the center of Lafayette Square is the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, an 85-foot column honoring veterans of the Civil War.
- circa 1908
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"Lafayette Square and Main Street, Buffalo, New York," circa 1908
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 image of Buffalo, New York. At the center of Lafayette Square is the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, an 85-foot column honoring veterans of the Civil War.