Sepia-toned photo mounted on a black cabinet card with gold trim bearing an image taken during the 1891 National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Detroit

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Sepia-toned photo mounted on a black cabinet card with gold trim bearing an image taken during the 1891 National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Detroit. The photo was taken from an elevated position across Campus Martius, looking southwest, down Fort Street. Horse-drawn streetcars and their tracks are visible along both Woodward and Fort. City Hall and the base of the moonlight tower in front of it are visible on the right. At the left is the Hammond Building, draped in banners and indicated with a blue "X," and the Bagley Memorial Fountain. "Left side Detroit City Hall - (Mother's bank marked X.)" handwritten on verso.

Date Issued:

1891-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Subject Topic:

Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War, 1891 National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, Campus Martius, Fort Street, Woodward Avenue, Streetcars, City Hall, Moonlight Towers, Hammond Building, and Bagley Memorial Fountain

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/photo/ED6C465A-0B0C-4E5C-9037-534432307785