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[Bi-centenary celebration, floral parade, carriage of Mrs. D.G. Swift, Detroit, Mich.] – Antique Wall Art

[Bi-centenary celebration, floral parade, carriage of Mrs. D.G. Swift, Detroit, Mich.], [1901] — historic photograph
[Bi-centenary celebration, floral parade, carriage of Mrs. D.G. Swift, Detroit, Mich.], [1901]. 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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A flower-decked carriage bearing Mrs. D.G. Swift anchors this 1901 view of a floral parade held during Detroit's bi-centenary, marking 200 years since Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded the settlement in 1701. Such parades were a popular feature of civic festivities of the period, when towns dressed streets and carriages with blooms for public pageants. The picture was made by the Detroit Publishing Company, which documented American cities and regional life in large-format glass negatives around the turn of the 20th century. Its 8 by 10 inch format preserves fine detail in the costumes, horses and crowd along the route.

Created / published[1901]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 032538. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsParades & processions. Centennial celebrations. Carriages & coaches.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66117

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