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Fire and Ice: 1900

Fire and Ice: 1900

Circa 1900. "Detroit River. Car ferry Michigan Central turning in ice." Our third look at one of these railcar transports. Detroit Publishing. View full size.

Allegory: 1890

Allegory: 1890

San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 1890s. "Tunnel 3, Tamasopo Canyon." Dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.

Winter Crossing: 1900

Winter Crossing: 1900

Circa 1900. "Detroit River. Car ferry Michigan Central entering slip." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Duluth Again: 1905

Duluth Again: 1905

Duluth circa 1905. "Minnesota Point from incline railway." Another piece of the Zenith City panorama. Detroit Publishing Co. glass negative. View full size.

Jim and Jack: 1943

Jim and Jack: 1943

March 1943. "Conductor James M. Johnson and brakeman Jack Torbet having lunch in the caboose on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Waynoka, Oklahoma, and Canadian, Texas." Medium-format nitrate negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.

Great Northern: 1905

Great Northern: 1905

We're making up for the Duluthlessness of the past few days with this ultra-detailed circa 1905 view of the Zenith City. Detroit Publishing. View full size.

North Terminal Station: 1890s

North Terminal Station: 1890s

1890s. "North Terminal Station, Boston, Massachusetts." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 
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