"Excelsior Springs, Missouri's National Resort, Fishing River, Siloam Park," circa 1910

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 1910

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

37.102.169

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Postcard Stock
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Photomechanical processes
Photolithography
Phostint

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in

Width: 5.5 in

Inscriptions

Text on upper border: EXCELSIOR SPRINGS- MISSOURI'S NATIONAL RESORT Text on lower border: FISHING RIVER- SILOAM PARK

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