Snapshots of the Past

Vested choir, St. Mary's Mission, [Detroit, Mich.] – Vintage Wall Art

Vested choir, St. Mary's Mission, [Detroit, Mich.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
Vested choir, St. Mary's Mission, [Detroit, Mich.], [between 1900 and 1910]. 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.)

Description

This historic photograph of Vested choir, St. Mary's Mission, [Detroit, Mich.] brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Vested choir, St. Mary's Mission, [Detroit, Mich.]

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

The choir in this glass-plate negative wears vestments, the formal robes worn by church singers, and is posed inside St. Mary's Mission in Detroit. The Detroit Publishing Company, which worked from the 1890s into the 1920s, made many views of American cities and their institutions, and the record dates this one to roughly 1900 to 1910. Group portraits like this one show how congregational music was organized and presented in that era, and the interior setting gives a sense of the church spaces where such choirs performed.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenrePortrait photographs.Group portraits.Dry plate negatives.
NotesPart of title from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 043284. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsSinging. Churches. Interiors.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 803 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-70213

More from the Detroit collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

Vested choir, St. Mary's Mission, [Detroit, Mich.]Vested choir, St. Mary's Mission, [Detroit, Mich.]Pringle Furniture [Co. interior with Mission chairs, Detroit, Mich.]Pringle Furniture [Co. interior with Mission chairs, Detroit, Mich.][Central Savings Bank, St. Aubin Avenue Branch, Detroit, Mich.][Central Savings Bank, St. Aubin Avenue Branch, Detroit, Mich.][Lenox Apartments, Detroit, Mich.][Lenox Apartments, Detroit, Mich.][American Carnation Society exhibition, general view, Detroit, Mich.][American Carnation Society exhibition, general view, Detroit, Mich.][Madame Chatenay roses, American Carnation Society Exhibition, Detroit, Mich.][Madame Chatenay roses, American Carnation Society Exhibition, Detroit, Mich.]