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[Gladwin (i.e. Water Works) Park, bridge over pavilion, Detroit, Mich.] – Vintage Print

[Gladwin (i.e. Water Works) Park, bridge over pavilion, Detroit, Mich.], [between 1900 and 1920] — historic photograph
[Gladwin (i.e. Water Works) Park, bridge over pavilion, Detroit, Mich.], [between 1900 and 1920]. 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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[Gladwin (i.e. Water Works) Park, bridge over pavilion, Detroit, Mich.]

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Gladwin Park, also known as Water Works Park, sits beside the city's municipal water works, and this view shows a footbridge arching over one of its pavilions. The pairing of ornamental landscaping with working infrastructure was typical of American park design in the early twentieth century, when cities often placed recreation grounds near their utilities. The Detroit Publishing Company made this 8 by 10 inch glass negative between about 1900 and 1920, when the firm was recording American cities and scenic places for commercial sale. The negative's survival in the Library of Congress reflects the company's large body of Detroit views.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 9159" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 500523. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsParks. Water towers. Pedestrian bridges. Pavilions.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 782 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-74850

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