2008.112.150
Print, Photographic
Panoramic sepia halftone print of the Russell House and the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument as viewed from across Campus Martius, facing south east. A row of horse carriages are heading south on Woodward Avenue. A horse-drawn streetcar, bearing a sign for "F. Wetmore, China and Glass" passes in front of them. The lawn and fountains of City Hall are visible on the right edge of the frame. J.B. Lauder, "importer of fine wines and liquors" is advertised on Michigan Grand Avenue. "C.1885" handwritten on verso. Larger copy has the sky painted white and parts of the street painted grey. Smaller copy is halftone sepia, with the windows of the Russell House outlined in black, and much of the sky is cropped.
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