Crowd gathers at U.S. Post Office
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Description
View of large crowd gathering at the Federal Post Office building at the corner of Larned and Griswold on April 20, 1861 to hear speeches and declare an oath of allegiance after President Lincoln calls for troops to defend the Union. Horse-drawn carriages on street in foreground. Handwritten on back: "History-Civil War. Photographer, Jex Bardwell."
Details
- Creator:
- Bardwell, Jex, 1824-1902
- Resource ID:
- bh009898
- Subject:
- Post office buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Crowds--Michigan--Detroit
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographers--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1861-04-20
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- D/History-Civil War
- Negative Number:
- BHC lantern slide no. 266
- BHC glass neg. no. 558
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.