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A Fraternity house, Phi Delta Theta, U. of M. [University of Michigan], Ann Arbor, Mich. – Vintage Print

A Fraternity house, Phi Delta Theta, U. of M. [University of Michigan], Ann Arbor, Mich., [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
A Fraternity house, Phi Delta Theta, U. of M. [University of Michigan], Ann Arbor, Mich., [between 1900 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company 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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This rare historic photograph captures A Fraternity house, Phi Delta Theta, U. of M. [University of Michigan], Ann Arbor, Mich. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Few views on this board show student life so directly: this glass negative records the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. It dates to between 1900 and 1910, a period when fraternity houses were becoming a common feature of American college towns, offering students meals, lodging and a social base beyond the classroom. The Detroit Publishing Company, which photographed towns, resorts and campuses across the country in those years, made the 8 by 10 inch negative, and its large format preserved considerable architectural detail. The record notes that the negative was a 1949 gift to the State Historical Society of Colorado.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesH 3" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070559. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsClubhouses. Universities & colleges. Fraternities & sororities.United States--Michigan--Ann Arbor.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-72141

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