Mission Point and Arnold Dock, Mackinac Island, Michigan, circa 1905
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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.
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.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1905
Creators
Glover, L. S. (Lycurgus S.), 1858-1935
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Photographed by Lycurgus S. Glover. Published by Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.010963
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 7.875 in
Width: 17.625 in
Inscriptions
On lower left corner: 010963 THE DOCK AND MISSION POINT, MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH. Logo inside palette lower left corner. On verso in pencil: 3201 G + 3202 G / The Dock and Mission Point / 2 part panorama 5m On verso in grease pencil : 010963 C 10m P.C. [cropping marks] Ink stamp on verso: Return to Negative Vault / 659 /.
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