View of buildings lining W. Fort Street. Building on far left is C.J. Whitney & Co. music store, located at 40 Fort St.; four-story building with decorative stonework and small statue at very top. Building next door has rounded clock tower, and has posters advertising theatre play in front. Dirt road and trolley tracks in foreground. Handwritten on back: Whitney's music store, 40 Fort St. W., 1883." Printed on back: "New series, panoramic and cabinet sketches in and about the city of Detroit, photographed and published by Jex Bardwell, 31 Monroe Avenue."
