Rough timber at post office construction site

Grab
Description

Piled rough timber in excavation for foundation of post office building. Men working around framed structure by street. Recorded in glass negative ledger: "D/Buildings-Federal-Post office (1897)." Emulsion damage at edges and corners.

Details
Resource ID:
EB02f459
Subject:
Post office buildings--Design and construction
Post office buildings--Michigan--Detroit
Building sites--Michigan--Detroit
Glass negatives
Date:
unknown
Format:
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 3 in.
Department:
Burton Historical Collection
Negative Number:
BHC glass neg. no. 3301
Copyright:
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