Irene Rock with Pony, Assiniboine Tribe, Fort Belknap, Montana, circa 1907

Summary

From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.

From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

circa 1907

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

37.102.139

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Photolithography
Phostint

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in

Width: 5.5 in

Inscriptions

On lower left front: 11157 IRENE ROCK, ASSINABOINE

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