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1. Mounted sepia-toned group portrait photograph of the Commissioners of Parks and Boulevards (from left to right) Benjamin R. Hoyt, William Geist, Edward C. Van Leyen, William C. Maybury, Philip H.A. Balsley, and Myrtle P. Hurlbut posed standing beside a covered horse-drawn carriage on a road, with a portion of a large wooded park in the background

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Mounted sepia-toned group portrait photograph of the Commissioners of Parks and Boulevards (from left to right) Benjamin R. Hoyt, William Geist, Edward C. Van Leyen, William C. Maybury, Philip H.A. Balsley, and Myrtle P. Hurlbut posed standing beside a covered horse-drawn carriage on a road, with a portion of a large wooded park in the background. The men are identified by handwritten captions on the board to which the photo is mounted. "Between [...] 1898," is also handwritten on the backing. "Park Commissioners," is handwritten on the verso below a label for the Royal Photograph and Publishing Company, with a branch office at 152 Gratiot Avenue.
Date Issued:
1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Municipal Services