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[Church tower, commercial buildings and waterfront, probably Detroit] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Church tower, commercial buildings and waterfront, probably Detroit], c1905. — historic photograph
[Church tower, commercial buildings and waterfront, probably Detroit], c1905.. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Church tower, commercial buildings and waterfront, probably Detroit]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Looking southwest over downtown Detroit, this c1905 scene is anchored by a church tower in the foreground, with the Pingree Shoe Factory and Murphy Power Building rising behind it. The shoe factory was linked to Hazen Pingree, a shoe manufacturer who later served as mayor of Detroit, which ties the building to the city's industrial and civic life of the period. The picture was made on an 11 by 14 inch glass negative by the Detroit Publishing Company, whose large-format city views circulated widely in the early twentieth century. Its mix of church spire and factory walls offers a useful record of how commerce and worship shared the same skyline.

Created / publishedc1905.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 11 x 14 in.
GenreCityscape photographs.Dry plate negatives.
NotesTitle devised by cataloger. According to the Detroit Historic Designation Advisory Board, this is a view of downtown Detroit looking southwest. The tower in the foreground is that of the City Jacket title: Detroit? The Pingree Shoe Factory" and "Murphy Power Building" on center background buildings. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 048275. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsCommercial facilities.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 765 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-77872

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