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- Description:
- Large sepia-toned photographic print depicting the exterior of the Michigan Central Railroad Passenger Depot as viewed from the opposite side of Third Street. A streetlight is in the foreground at the left. Several men stand outside of the Depot, while a horse-drawn wagon, and a horse-drawn streetcar labeled, "Omnibus Line." wait in the street. Adjacent to the Depot is a sign listing various destinations on the railroad line. Photo is reproduced on thick cardstock.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print on slightly beige paper depicting the corner of Griswold Street and West Fort Street as viewed facing south, taken during the 1891 National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Detroit. The Hammond Building is on the left edge of the frame, and is wrapped in banners, hung with flags, and has a portrait of Ulysses S. Grant hung just above street level. The Moffat Building is also wrapped in banners and has a large "welcome" banner that is hung above its entrance. On the far right side of the image, a portion of one of the triumphal arches erected during the encampment is visible. Pedestrians, a pair of horse carriages, and a horse-drawn streetcar marked "Boulevard and Fort Wayne" are in the foreground.
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
