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Rapids of the Sainte [sic] Marys River – Historic Print

Rapids of the Sainte [sic] Marys River, [ca. 1900] — historic print
Rapids of the Sainte [sic] Marys River, [ca. 1900]. Historic print 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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A window into the past: Rapids of the Sainte [sic] Marys River, preserved in this historic print. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The rapids of the St. Marys River lie at Sault Ste. Marie, where the water falls roughly 21 feet between Lake Superior and Lake Huron, and the river's channel has long made it a busy passage for shipping. The Detroit Publishing Company made this image as a photochrom, a process that printed color from a set of hand-prepared stones, a method it used to sell views of American scenery and towns around 1900. The record notes that the print was kept in an album the company used as a catalog in its office, so it reflects how the firm organized and presented its work. The scene shows the river's rough water and waterfront, a reminder of why this stretch of river mattered to travelers and to commerce.

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. 51217. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955.
SubjectsRapids. Waterfronts.United States--Michigan--Saint Marys River.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 513 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-78889

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