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Welcome Hay Dealers: 1900
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 06/28/2012 - 5:34pm.
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Detroit circa 1900. "Campus Martius and City Hall." Other landmarks in this panorama of three 8x10 glass negatives include the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Detroit Opera House and the Majestic Building; also note the National Hay Association sign and "moonlight tower" arc lamp. View full size.
Panorama
Submitted by BdgBill on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 8:09am.
I don't see any artifacts from the stitching. Were the 3 images together in the original file or did you put them together?
[Dave joined them using Photoshop. - tterrace]
More Moontower Info
Submitted by victorhabush on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 8:09am.
We've still got moon towers here in Austin. Here's a link.
Dapper Daredevil
Submitted by JohnHoward on Thu, 06/28/2012 - 10:00pm.
He seems to be on the 13th floor and neither superstitious nor terribly concerned about his choice of perch.
[In this enlargement from the original LOC tiff, it appears he has a safety belt. - tterrace]
Out of place tower
Submitted by MrK on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 12:30pm.
Just to the left of dead center almost hidden in front of the center white building, there is quite a tower positioned on a corner pole. Any ideas what it was used for??
[It's the moonlight tower mentioned in the caption; a regular feature of Detroit photos here on Shorpy, for example, this one. - tterrace]
OK, now I understand what it is for. The text on the posting didnt 'make light' *snicker* to me what the "moonlight tower" was, but seeing it on your link with the description helped cement what it was.
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