Detroit Photographic Company Retail Outlet, New York City, 1900-1910
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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 1900
Creators
Peabody, Henry G. (Henry Greenwood), 1855-1951
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Photographed by Henry G. Peabody. Published by Detroit Photographic Co., Detroit, Michigan.
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.102.P.032607
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 9.188 in
Width: 7 in
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