Weight on test piles, Russell House during demolition

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Description

View of man posing next to weight on test piles, Russell House during demolition. "Russell House, Detroit, Mich. W.C.K. & Co., date 3-9-06" sign in foreground. The Russell House closed on November 19, 1905, was subsequently demolished and replaced by the Pontchartrain Hotel. Typed on front: "Russell House, Mar. 9, 1906. Showing weight on test piles."

Details

Resource ID:: bh029495
Subject:: Piling (Civil engineering); Hotels--Michigan--Detroit; Wrecking--Michigan--Detroit; Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Company; Photographic prints
Date:: 1906-03-09
Format:: 1 photographic print mounted on fabric ; 7.25 x 9.5 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: D/Hotels-Russell House-Demolition
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.