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[Elliott, Taylor, Woolfenden, north aisle, Detroit, Mich.] – Vintage Print

[Elliott, Taylor, Woolfenden, north aisle, Detroit, Mich.], [between 1905 and 1915] — historic photograph
[Elliott, Taylor, Woolfenden, north aisle, Detroit, Mich.], [between 1905 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Elliott, Taylor, Woolfenden, north aisle, Detroit, Mich.] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Mannequins stand among the merchandise in this view of the north aisle at Elliott, Taylor, Woolfenden, a Detroit dry goods store, and they show how retailers were beginning to dress figures in clothing rather than relying only on shelves and bolts of cloth. The picture dates from between 1905 and 1915, a period of fast growth in Detroit as the automobile industry drew workers and shoppers to the city. It is a glass negative made by the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm known for its large-format views of American cities and landscapes, and it records a store interior of that era, with its long aisles and crowded displays.

Created / published[between 1905 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 043674. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsDry goods stores. Interiors. Mannequins.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-70450

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