View of the Russell House during demolition. Pile driver and "Russell House, Detroit, Mich. W.C.K. & Co., date 5-4-06" sign in background. The Russell House closed on November 19, 1905, was subsequently demolished and replaced by the Pontchartrain Hotel. Typed on front: "Russell House, May 4th, 1906. Looking south showing excavation." Stamped on back: "W.D. Benham, commercial photographer, 414 Wetherbee Bldg., Detroit, Mich."
