Cohen Millinery, Original Site, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1895
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Mrs. Cohen's Millinery, a small urban specialty store located at 444 Baker Street in Detroit, as it appeared in the mid-1890s. Widowed Elizabeth Cohen (shown at center, with daughter) supported her young family by selling inexpensive, mass-produced headwear to her middle-class customers. Like other shopkeepers, Mrs. Cohen lived above her store--making it possible to handle both business and family responsibilities.
Mrs. Cohen's Millinery, a small urban specialty store located at 444 Baker Street in Detroit, as it appeared in the mid-1890s. Widowed Elizabeth Cohen (shown at center, with daughter) supported her young family by selling inexpensive, mass-produced headwear to her middle-class customers. Like other shopkeepers, Mrs. Cohen lived above her store--making it possible to handle both business and family responsibilities.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1895
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.B.90261
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10.25 in
Inscriptions
verso: Greenfield Village 2 cols wide (444) Baker Street
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