Passenger Train at a Railroad Station, circa 1910

Summary

For nearly thirty years, 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from across North America. Here, a steam locomotive sits at a station. Down the platform, two porters load passengers' luggage onto a wheeled baggage cart.

For nearly thirty years, 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from across North America. Here, a steam locomotive sits at a station. Down the platform, two porters load passengers' luggage onto a wheeled baggage cart.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1910

Subject Date

circa 1910

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.011043

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7 in

Width: 9.25 in

Inscriptions

Written in pencil on verso: 011043; Southeast[?]

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