Detroit Electric (Sta.) – Vintage Print
![Detroit Electric (Sta.), [between 1921 and 1922] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ac/accb3f01ba6f-L.webp)
(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.)
Description
Detroit Electric (Sta.) comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Detroit Electric (Sta.)
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The title names a Detroit Electric station, but the National Photo Company's label is unverified, so the exact site is uncertain. The negative belongs to a large commercial set the firm produced in the early 1920s, when it documented cities and industrial works for clients across the country. The glass has aged unevenly, leaving streaks and blemishes in the coating, a common sign of deterioration in originals from this era, and those marks are worth noticing alongside the subject itself. Herbert A. French gave the collection to the Library of Congress in 1947.
| Created / published | [between 1921 and 1922] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch five. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 6,059 × 4,386 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-250623 |
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