"Piped Down," Sailors on the Berth Deck of the USS Massachusetts, 1896-1901
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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
Subject Date
1896-1901
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Original photography by Edwin S. Hart. Published by Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan. Printed about 1907 based on a photograph made 1896-1901.
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.102.141
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: 11335 PIPED DOWN /.
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