... (ostensibly) the moon. One of many Detroit Publishing moonlight views . - Dave]
Moonlight? I'm going to have to differ with ... taken a position a bit upriver, almost certainly the south tower of the Suspension Bridge. Both bridges align slightly to the west of due ...
... and one of Detroit's celebrated arc-lamp standards, or "moonlight towers" -- appropriately reminiscent of Wells and Verne in a plaza ... reveals a "man basket" that hoisted a worker inside the tower, using the pulleys visible in the photograph.
Moonlight towers in ...
... 1899. "Majestic Building." And a good view of one of the "moonlighttower" arc lamp standards whose base can be seen in the previous post. Some of ...
... Hall." Also the lower section of one of the city's famous "moonlighttower" arc lamps. And: Someone stop that hat! 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit ...
... much illumination did they actually cast?
Is a radio tower in the center of the picture? It appears to be a large tower.
... Starbucks be far behind?
Seedy Just sayin'
MoonlightTower I believe that the structure in the center foreground of the ...
... and Wayne County building." The rigging is for one of the "moonlighttower" arc lamps that provided nighttime illumination, an example of which can ...
... signage and electric streetcars, as well as two giant "moonlighttower" lighting standards. 8x10 glass negative, with water damage at the edges. ...
... looking north. This corner is now the home of Drayton Tower, an apartment building built in the late 40's.
You can see the long ... a smaller and more widely used version of the larger "moonlighttower" lamps used in Detroit and other cities. Brush arc lamps were ...
... in front of the church is one of the city's arc-lamp "moonlight towers." View full size.
What is the tower? I noticed a radio looking tower in the background, but there looks ...
... triples, RBI's, insolent people slapped ...
Moon Tower? Is that moon tower in the background one of the thirty one that was ... stand at Zilker and parts of the downtown?
[It's a moonlighttower. - Dave]
& Blackwell It's possible that this photo ...
... 1892. If she is not quite in fashion, then 1893.
Moon tower! That looks exactly like one of the "moonlight towers" of Austin, Texas -- and according to Wikipedia, they were ...
... the Majestic Building and one of the city's celebrated "moonlight towers." Detroit Photographic Co. glass negative. View full size. ... around the square were from the 1890s.
Moon Tower If I'm not mistaken, that is a "moon tower," in the background.
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... by now if still living!
Waiting for the Night The tower that a couple of people are climbing on here is a sort of miniature version of Detroit's "moonlight" towers. An opposite view from the water, including the beautiful ...
... and Sailors' Monument and Detroit Opera House. Plus a "moonlighttower" super-streetlight. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. ...