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South Boulevard, Mackinac Island, Mich. – Vintage Print

South Boulevard, Mackinac Island, Mich., c1906. — historic photograph
South Boulevard, Mackinac Island, Mich., c1906.. Historic photograph from the Mackinac Island 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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Step back in time with South Boulevard, Mackinac Island, Mich., a historic photograph rich in period 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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South Boulevard, Mackinac Island, Mich.

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Along South Boulevard, the road follows the island's southern shore, where the bluffs rise beside the water and the view opens onto Lake Huron. The Detroit Publishing Company, which sold views of resorts and scenic destinations, made this picture around 1906, when Mackinac Island was a popular summer retreat reached by steamer from Detroit and Chicago. The island has long kept automobiles off its roads, so the carriage and foot traffic this scene would have carried still shapes the island's character today. The large glass negative records the sharp detail that the company's commercial views were known for.

Created / publishedc1906.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesCorresponding glass transparency (with same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-30506. G 3208" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019040. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsRoads. Cliffs. Waterfronts.United States--Michigan--Mackinac Island (Island)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 798 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-62504

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