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[Washington Boulevard, Detroit, Mich.] – Antique Print

[Washington Boulevard, Detroit, Mich.], [between 1920 and 1930] — historic photograph
[Washington Boulevard, Detroit, Mich.], [between 1920 and 1930]. Historic photograph from the Detroit collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Washington Boulevard, Detroit, Mich.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Washington Boulevard, Detroit, Mich.]

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Washington Boulevard, a central downtown Detroit street, is identified here by two hotels: the Statler at left and the Book-Cadillac at far right. The Statler opened in 1915 as a luxury hotel, and the Book-Cadillac followed in 1924, so the block reflects the city's rapid growth during the automobile boom. This view survives as a glass negative copied from an existing print, a common way images from the Detroit Publishing Company were preserved. The title was devised by the cataloger, so the buildings are the main clues to the scene.

Created / published[between 1920 and 1930]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 7 x 5 in.
GenreReproductions.Dry plate negatives.
NotesTitle devised by cataloger. Photograph of a photographic print. Hotel Statler" lower building at left; "Book-Cadillac" on hotel at far right. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsPlazas. Streets. Commercial facilities.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan715 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-77120

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