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Fountain of Ice: 1904

Detroit circa 1904. "Fountain of ice, Washington Boulevard." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Detroit circa 1904. "Fountain of ice, Washington Boulevard." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

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Familiar Ice Formation

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

What a challenge it would be to climb to the top of this spire of ice!

Old Faithful after hell froze over

Would love to see a time-lapse of this baby being formed!

Johnston Optical

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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