Mounted, sepia-toned photographic print entitled, "Old City Hall, A.D. 1868."

Description:

Mounted, sepia-toned photographic print entitled, "Old City Hall, A.D. 1868." Detroit's City Hall which stood at Campus Martius, on Michigan Grand Avenue (now Cadillac Square) is depicted as viewed from Campus Martius facing southeast. Several people stand in front of the building, while several other people sit in the shade on the building's north side. Stalls used for the Central or City Hall Market are visible behind the building. In the background, along Michigan Grand, signs are posted for U.S. Tobacco Works, R.G. Tyler Teas, National Bitter, H.H. Wallace, Ira Shade, Hiram Stanskil, and S.H. Davis and Company. The photo has a rounded top and is mounted to a piece of yellowed cardstock bearing the title and "J. Watson, Artist, Detroit" below.

Date Issued:

1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Subject Topic:

Downtown, City Hall, Campus Martius, Michigan Grand Avenue, Cadillac Square, Central Market, and City Hall Market

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/photo/192F0B3C-8CC1-4403-B228-205587293978