Landing of Cadillac's wife at Detroit
Grab
Description
Mural by Gari Melchers depicting Cadillac embracing his wife on wharf at Detroit, located in Adam Strohm Hall at the Detroit Public Library. Ship with Madame Tonty in foreground; soldiers and fort in background. Printed on back: "The Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit 2, Michigan. Landing of Cadillac's wife, a mural by Gari Melchers (1860-1932) in Adam Strohm Hall, Main Library. Lithocolor Division, Microfilms, Inc. Ann Arbor, Michigan."
Details
- Creator:
- Melchers, Gari, 1860-1932
- Resource ID:
- bh009439
- Subject:
- Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit
- Cadillac, Antoine Laumet de Lamothe, 1658-1730
- Detroit (Mich.)--History
- Fortification--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit Public Library
- Postcards
- Date:
- unknown
- Format:
- 1 postcard : col. ; 5.75 x 3.75 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- D/Libraries-Detroit Public-Main-1921-Murals
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.