Panoramic View of Rivers and Bridges, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1908

Summary

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

1908

Creators

Detroit Publishing Co. 

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.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

P.DPC.015590

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Mounting

Color

Brown

Dimensions

Height: 9.5 in  (varies 9.25-9.50)

Width: 39 in

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