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Old medical building, University of Michigan – Vintage Photo Print

Old medical building, University of Michigan, [between 1900 and 1906] — historic photograph
Old medical building, University of Michigan, [between 1900 and 1906]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company 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 Old medical building, University of Michigan in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Ann Arbor's medical school occupied older quarters on the university grounds before newer facilities went up in the early twentieth century, and this glass negative records one of those earlier buildings as it looked around 1900 to 1906. The Detroit Publishing Company, which sold views of American towns, campuses and scenery, made the picture as part of its large catalog of photographs. Its 8 by 10 inch glass plate was the standard large-format negative of the period, which gave the company crisp detail for reproduction. Such views now help researchers trace how the university's campus and its medical training changed during those years.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1906]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesDate based on Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). G 2423" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018274. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsUniversity of Michigan--Buildings. Universities & colleges. Educational facilities. Medical education.United States--Michigan--Ann Arbor.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-61805

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