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- The Waterfront of Seattle, Washington, 1902 - 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. This image shows steamboats and piers at the seaport city of Seattle, Washington.
- 1902
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The Waterfront of Seattle, Washington, 1902
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. This image shows steamboats and piers at the seaport city of Seattle, Washington.
- Tacoma, Washington and Mount Rainier, 1890-1910 - 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 across North America. Here, Mount Rainier looms behind the city of Tacoma on Washington's Puget Sound.
- 1890-1910
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Tacoma, Washington and Mount Rainier, 1890-1910
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 across North America. Here, Mount Rainier looms behind the city of Tacoma on Washington's Puget Sound.
- 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.
- Northport Yacht Club, Northport, New York, 1870-1915 - 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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Northport Yacht Club, Northport, New York, 1870-1915
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.
- Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth Massachusetts, 1925 -
- 1920-1925
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Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth Massachusetts, 1925
- 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
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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.
- 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
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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.
- Bathers on the Dock at The Old Club, St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1916 - 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 1916
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Bathers on the Dock at The Old Club, St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1916
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.
- Ford Motor Company Ships "Henry Ford II" and "Benson Ford" at Ford Rouge Plant, May 1943 - Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons -- Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships traveled the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials and finished products to and from Ford's Rouge manufacturing complex. This photograph shows the <em>Benson Ford</em> and the <em>Henry Ford II</em> docked at the Rouge in 1943.
- May 31, 1943
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Ford Motor Company Ships "Henry Ford II" and "Benson Ford" at Ford Rouge Plant, May 1943
Henry Ford had two ore freighters built in 1924 and named them after his grandsons -- Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships traveled the Great Lakes, transporting raw materials and finished products to and from Ford's Rouge manufacturing complex. This photograph shows the Benson Ford and the Henry Ford II docked at the Rouge in 1943.
- Rochester Tumbler Works, Rochester, Pennsylvania, Postcard Mailed October 1911 - In 1900, the Rochester Tumbler Works with its 1200 employees could produce tens of thousands of tumblers and other glass tableware a week. The Pennsylvania factory was part of the National Glass Company, a combination of several independent glass firms created in 1899. Tragically, the glassworks burned in 1901, but a new factory, seen in this postcard, was built.
- October 01, 1911
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Rochester Tumbler Works, Rochester, Pennsylvania, Postcard Mailed October 1911
In 1900, the Rochester Tumbler Works with its 1200 employees could produce tens of thousands of tumblers and other glass tableware a week. The Pennsylvania factory was part of the National Glass Company, a combination of several independent glass firms created in 1899. Tragically, the glassworks burned in 1901, but a new factory, seen in this postcard, was built.