Avery Avenue Storage plant in Detroit
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Description
Photograph consists of two separate images. Top photograph is an aerial view of Avery Avenue Storage plant in Detroit, Michigan. Factory buildings and cylindrical gasoline and oil storage tanks; tank cars and freight cars on railroad tracks in foreground. Local freight office of Grand Trunk Railway System in front of tracks. Water towers and city skyline in background. Printed on front: "Bird's eye view of Avery Avenue Storage plant, Detroit." Bottom photograph is a view of sign shop, garage and part of storage plant in Detroit, Michigan. Sign on brick building at left: "White Star Refining Co." Cylindrical storage tanks in background. Printed on front: "Sign shop, garage and part of storage plant, east side, Detroit."
Details
- Creator:
- White Star Refining Co.
- Resource ID:
- na000369
- Subject:
- White Star Refining Co.
- Petroleum storage--Michigan--Detroit
- Petroleum--Transporation--Michigan--Detroit
- Tank cars--Michigan--Detroit
- Petroleum industry and trade--Michigan
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- unknown
- Format:
- 1 photographic print mounted on fabric ; image 7.5 x 9.5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- MS/White Star Refining Co., Box 2
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.