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Tower from the lake, Water Works Park, Detroit – Vintage Wall Art

Tower from the lake, Water Works Park, Detroit, [ca. 1900] — historic print
Tower from the lake, Water Works Park, Detroit, [ca. 1900]. Historic print 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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This historic print of Tower from the lake, Water Works Park, Detroit brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Tower from the lake, Water Works Park, Detroit

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The view is taken from the water, looking toward the tower at Water Works Park, a shoreline site that let the city's pumping and water system sit in a public green space. Around 1900, many American cities built such towers and pumping stations as part of new municipal water systems, and parks were often laid out beside them so residents could enjoy the grounds. This print is a photochrom, a Swiss process that used multiple stone or metal plates to build up color, which gave the Detroit Publishing Company's views their painted, luminous look. The company made these prints to sell as souvenirs and to document cities for travelers.

Created / published[ca. 1900]
Medium1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.
GenrePhotochrom prints Color.
NotesIn album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. to use as a catalog in its office. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 51273. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955.
SubjectsParks. Water towers. Waterworks.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan536 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-78890

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