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- West Engineering Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 1909 - 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.
- 1909
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West Engineering Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 1909
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.
- "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.
- Men Pouring Copper in the Quincy Smelter, Hancock, Michigan, circa 1906 -
- circa 1906
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Men Pouring Copper in the Quincy Smelter, Hancock, Michigan, circa 1906
- 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.
- South Along Michigan Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 1910-1920 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including this image of Chicago's Michigan Avenue. The street was one sided. Buildings overlooked Grant Park and - beyond the railroad tracks - Michigan Avenue's namesake, Lake Michigan.
- 1910-1920
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South Along Michigan Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 1910-1920
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including this image of Chicago's Michigan Avenue. The street was one sided. Buildings overlooked Grant Park and - beyond the railroad tracks - Michigan Avenue's namesake, Lake Michigan.
- Along the Docks, Mobile, Alabama, 1900-1915 -
- 1900-1915
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Along the Docks, Mobile, Alabama, 1900-1915
- 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
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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.
- Landing River Packet, "Chas. H. Organ," at Mound City during High Water, Memphis, Tennessee, 1900-1915 -
- 1900-1915
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Landing River Packet, "Chas. H. Organ," at Mound City during High Water, Memphis, Tennessee, 1900-1915
- Unloading Bananas from Steamer, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1900-1910 - Bananas arrived on grocery store shelves via a transportation system controlled by competing fruit companies and their government allies. Refrigerated railcars moved the crop from Central American plantations to ships bound for U.S. ports in the Gulf of Mexico. This photograph shows dockworkers in New Orleans, Louisiana, transferring bunches of bananas -- each weighing around 86 pounds -- to a refrigerated railcar for transport to market.
- 1900-1910
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Unloading Bananas from Steamer, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1900-1910
Bananas arrived on grocery store shelves via a transportation system controlled by competing fruit companies and their government allies. Refrigerated railcars moved the crop from Central American plantations to ships bound for U.S. ports in the Gulf of Mexico. This photograph shows dockworkers in New Orleans, Louisiana, transferring bunches of bananas -- each weighing around 86 pounds -- to a refrigerated railcar for transport to market.
- 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
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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.