Billboards at Bennett Park
Grab
Description
View of Walker & Co. billboards at Bennett Park ballpark; billboards advertise Detroit Taxi Cab Co. and Traver-Bird Co. Advertisements read: "Make a home run in a taxi. Detroit Taxi Cab Co., 42-44-46 Randolph St., call Main or City 5620, Park 25, day or night service. Traver-Bird Co., $3.50 continental shoes, Detroit's largest clothiers, highest quality for the least money, T.-B. special $3 hats." Scoreboard partially visible on left. Stamped on back: "The Manning Studio, 96 Broadway, Detroit." Handwritten on back: "Most likely Bennett Field."
Details
- Creator:
- Manning Studio
- Resource ID:
- hr002301
- Subject:
- Billboards--Michigan--Detroit
- Baseball fields--Michigan--Detroit
- Advertising--Transportation
- Advertising--Clothing and dress
- Photographers--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- unknown
- Format:
- 1 photographic print mounted on fabric ; 5 x 7 in.
- Department:
- Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
- Location:
- Photographs-Ballparks-Bennett Park
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.