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[Book bindery, Richmond & Backus Co., Detroit, Mich.] – Vintage Print

[Book bindery, Richmond & Backus Co., Detroit, Mich.], [1902?] — historic photograph
[Book bindery, Richmond & Backus Co., Detroit, Mich.], [1902?]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Book bindery, Richmond & Backus Co., Detroit, Mich.] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Book bindery, Richmond & Backus Co., Detroit, Mich.]

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The interior of the Richmond & Backus Co. bindery in Detroit gives a rare look at a workshop that produced blank books and ledgers for the stationery trade. The view survives as an 8 by 10 inch glass dry plate negative, dated around 1902 and catalogued with the Detroit Publishing Company's large holdings. That company was known for its broad survey of American cities, towns and industry, and its interior views document the workplaces that supported local commerce. Because the record notes the image came as a gift to the State Historical Society of Colorado in 1949, it reached the Library of Congress as part of a wider body of early commercial photography.

Created / published[1902?]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 042762. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsStationery trade. Bookbinding. Interiors.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 786 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-69812

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