Print, Photographic

Sepia-toned panoramic photograph of Campus Martius, taken from an elevated position in City Hall. J.V. Sheehan and Company, Books; the Kaiser Blair Company; John D. Mabley; and Wright. Kay, and Company are visible along the eastern side of Woodward Avenue, at the north end of Campus Martius. Railroad ticket offices for Union Lines and Pennsylvania Lines are in the Detroit Opera House. A sign advertising the opera "The Sho-Gun," is posted above the main entrance to the Opera House. The Merrill Fountain stands in front of the Opera House. The Wonderland Vaudeville Theatre stands beside the Opera House on the western side of Monroe Street. The businesses of the Monroe Block are on the eastern side of Monroe, including the Campus Hotel and the German American Bank, both in the Second Williams Block on the corner. Rajah Coffee is on the north side of Cadillac Square. The Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument stands in the center of Campus Martius. The Cadillac Chair and the naval gun captured from the VIZCAYA during the Spanish-American War stand at the foot of Cadillac Square. The Wayne County building stands at the far end of Cadillac Square. The Russell House stands on the corner of Cadillac Square and the southern branch of Woodward Avenue. The Misfit Clothing Parlor is among the storefronts on the eastern side of Woodward Avenue, south of Campus Martius. The Bagley Memorial Fountain stands at the foot of Fort Street in the lower right corner of the image. Numerous streetcars, pedestrians, and horse-drawn wagons are throughout the scene. Hudson's Big Store; and H.C. Weber and Company, Hardware; as well as billboards advertising the Temple Theatre, D.M. Ferry and Company, and the Detroit News are visible in the background. "Copyright 1906 by the Hughs & Lyday Co. Detroit," is printed near the lower left corner of the image. The photo is mounted on a cardboard backing.