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[American Carnation Society exhibition, general view, Detroit, Mich.] – Historic Reproduction

[American Carnation Society exhibition, general view, Detroit, Mich.], [between 1900 and 1905] — historic photograph
[American Carnation Society exhibition, general view, Detroit, Mich.], [between 1900 and 1905]. 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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[American Carnation Society exhibition, general view, Detroit, Mich.]

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Carnations filled this interior, which the Detroit Publishing Company recorded as a general view of an American Carnation Society exhibition in Detroit, Michigan. The society, founded in 1891, promoted the flower through growers' shows and conventions, and its exhibitions drew commercial growers who displayed their finest blooms in rows and banks for judges and visitors. The company, based in Detroit, issued views of American cities and attractions in the early twentieth century, so the picture also records how a trade event was staged and presented to the public. The glass negative dates from roughly 1900 to 1905.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1905]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 043070. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsFlower shows. Carnations. Interiors.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 782 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-70064

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