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Catalog Number 1953.026.003
Object Name Print, Photographic
Description Photograph. Sepia-toned gelatin silver photo of a parade float that was part of the Detroit Bi-Centenary Parade. The float is mounted on streetcar trucks and is decorated to show the industrial progress of the city. A sign at the right end of the float notes "20. Future city of the Straits." Two men are standing to the right side of the float. The words, "Greater Detroit, Industry, Commerce, and Science," can be seen on the float with "Detroit" spelled out in electric lights at the top. Handwriting on the verso notes "Prophetic - Greater Detroit in 2001."
Date 1901
Print size 10" x 12"
Dimension Details Image size is 7.75" x 9.625"
Collection Detroit Anniversaries
Search Terms Parades
Detroit Bi-Centenary
Bicentennial
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