Digital Collection
Print, Photographic
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2009.019.009

Print, Photographic

Black and white photo of a large crowd of people at Campus Martius who are watching the soldiers march southward along Woodward Avenue. Handwritten note on verso of photo states, "World War I, 1917-1918; Campus Martius, Detroit, Mich." Hudson's and Kern's department stores as well as the Detroit Opera House are visible in the upper left background area of the photo. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is visible in the center background.

Date
c. 1917
Year Range From
1917
Year Range To
1918
Collection
Print Size
8" x 10"
Search Terms
Downtown, Crowds, Campus Martius, World War I, Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Woodward Avenue, Hudson's, Kern's, Detroit Opera House
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