Bagley Memorial Fountain, Woodward Avenue and Fort Street, Detroit, Michigan, 1891
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Detroit's Bagley Memorial Fountain stands amidst a banner and festive decorations in its original location at Woodward Avenue and Fort Street. This photograph may have been taken during a Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Memorial Day celebration. A society for Union Civil War veterans, the G.A.R. began observing the holiday -- originally called Decoration Day -- in 1868.
Detroit's Bagley Memorial Fountain stands amidst a banner and festive decorations in its original location at Woodward Avenue and Fort Street. This photograph may have been taken during a Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Memorial Day celebration. A society for Union Civil War veterans, the G.A.R. began observing the holiday -- originally called Decoration Day -- in 1868.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1891
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Detroit, Woodward Avenue
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.4346
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in
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