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[Detroit River scene] – Antique Wall Art

[Detroit River scene], [between 1900 and 1915] — historic photograph
[Detroit River scene], [between 1900 and 1915]. 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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A window into the past: [Detroit River scene], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Piers and wharves line the Detroit River in this 8 x 10 inch glass negative, which places the view at the working edge of the city's waterfront. The Detroit River carried heavy lake traffic between Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair, so its docks handled freight, passenger steamers, and the goods that moved between Michigan's industries and markets farther east and west.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 042011. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsRivers. Piers & wharves.United States--Michigan--Detroit River.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 784 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-69447

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