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[Detroit, Mich., Elliot, Taylor, Wolfender [sic], first floor] – Historic Reproduction

[Detroit, Mich., Elliot, Taylor, Wolfender [sic], first floor], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Detroit, Mich., Elliot, Taylor, Wolfender [sic], first floor], [between 1900 and 1910]. 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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Elliott, Taylor & Woolfenden was a dry goods house in Detroit, and this view shows the first floor of the store with its merchandise and fixtures on display. Dry goods stores of this era sold cloth, notions, and household goods under one roof, and they were a common feature of downtown commercial districts before specialized department stores became dominant. The negative is an 8 x 10 inch glass plate from the Detroit Publishing Company, which documented American cities and businesses in the early 1900s. Its large format captures fine detail in the shelving and goods, offering a useful record of how retail interiors were arranged at the time.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. 266" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 043673. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsElliott, Taylor, Woolfenden. Dry goods stores.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 793 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-70449

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