Snapshots of the Past

[Michigan Central Railroad station, Ann Arbor, Mich.] – Historic Print

[Michigan Central Railroad station, Ann Arbor, Mich.], [between 1905 and 1915] — historic photograph
[Michigan Central Railroad station, Ann Arbor, Mich.], [between 1905 and 1915]. Historic photograph from the Railroads & Depots 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 [Michigan Central Railroad station, Ann Arbor, Mich.] brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

[Michigan Central Railroad station, Ann Arbor, 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 Michigan Central Railroad station in Ann Arbor is the particular subject here, shown in a glass-plate negative the Detroit Publishing Company made sometime between 1905 and 1915. The company's large-format views of American towns, railroads and streets were often sold as postcards and souvenir prints, so the picture doubles as a record of how a rail depot fit into the street life around it. Michigan Central was one of the major lines linking Detroit and Chicago, and its stations were central to the towns they served. The negative came to the Library of Congress through a 1949 gift from the State Historical Society of Colorado.

Created / published[between 1905 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039657. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsRailroad stations. Streets.United States--Michigan--Ann Arbor.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 793 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-69271

More from the Railroads & Depots 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

[Michigan Central Railroad station, Ann Arbor, Mich.][Michigan Central Railroad station, Ann Arbor, Mich.][Huron River, railroad bridge and dam, Ann Arbor, Mich.][Huron River, railroad bridge and dam, Ann Arbor, Mich.][Mexico - Railroad scenes: Mexican Central Railroad Station, San Luis Potosi][Mexico - Railroad scenes: Mexican Central Railroad Station, San Luis Potosi]Boat Landing at Pollard's Station, Donner Lake - Central Pacific RailroadBoat Landing at Pollard's Station, Donner Lake - Central Pacific RailroadG.R. & I.R.Y. [i.e. Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway] station, Bay View, Mich.G.R. & I.R.Y. [i.e. Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway] station, Bay View, Mich.[Railroad station, Walkerville, Ont.][Railroad station, Walkerville, Ont.]