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Fountain of Ice: 1904
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 12/25/2011 - 5:01pm.
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Detroit circa 1904. "Fountain of ice, Washington Boulevard." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
The other two:
Submitted by JeffLeff on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 6:33pm.
Previous sightings:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/11452
http://www.shorpy.com/node/7770
Familiar Ice Formation
Submitted by jimmylee42 on Mon, 12/26/2011 - 10:48pm.
Happy holidays to everyone! Have seen two other pics of this frozen fountain on Shorpy, I think. Wonder if anyone ever made it to the top when it was this tall.
Triple dog dare you
Submitted by Greycat on Mon, 12/26/2011 - 1:46pm.
What a challenge it would be to climb to the top of this spire of ice!
Old Faithful after hell froze over
Submitted by rbenko on Mon, 12/26/2011 - 1:31pm.
Would love to see a time-lapse of this baby being formed!
Johnston Optical
Submitted by Gavin on Mon, 12/26/2011 - 12:02pm.
Atop one of the buildings is a sign for the Johnston Optical Company. I did a bit of research and found that the Johnston Optical Company was, indeed, based in Detroit and holds a patent for a device called an optometer, that allows doctors to detrermine the strength of glasses required by patients.
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