Mural depicting the Conspiracy of Pontiac, Detroit Public Library

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Description

Mural entitled, "The Conspiracy of Pontiac, 1763" painted by Gari Melchers in the Adam Strohm Hall at Detroit Public Library. The mural represents a well-known episode in the British occupation of Michigan. Recorded in lantern slide ledger: "D/Public Library-Murals, Conspiracy of Pontiac."

Details

Creator:: Melchers, Gari, 1860-1932
Resource ID:: EB02c817
Subject:: Pontiac, Ottawa Chief, d. 1769; Pontiac's Conspiracy, 1763-1765; Mural painting and decoration--Michigan--Detroit; Detroit Public Library; Photographers--Michigan--Detroit; Lantern slides
Date:: unknown
Format:: 1 transparency : glass ; 3.25 x 4 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Negative Number:: BHC lantern slide no. 873
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.