Construction site on Shelby Street

Grab

Description

Workers in a pit gathering bricks and rubble into wheelbarrows and sacks, for building demolition and/or construction. Building behind has sign for "Murphy & Brown Automobile & Carriage Painting & Repairing, 97 Shelby St." Penciled on photo front: "1912." Handwritten on back: "Shelby Street between Fort and Congress Streets, 1914."

Details

Resource ID:: DPA4445
Subject:: Construction workers--Michigan--Detroit; Vacant lands--Michigan--Detroit; Streets--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints
Date:: 1912-1914
Format:: 1 photographic print mounted on stock ; image 8 x 10 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: D/Streets-Shelby
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.