2012.046.397
Print, Photographic
Photograph. Sepia-toned photo showing the groundbreaking ceremony for the Horace H. Rackham Memorial Building on Farnsworth Street in Detroit. The view shows eight men who are dressed in suits and are standing next to a wheelbarrow. Alex Dow, President of Detroit Edison, is emptying a shovel of dirt into the wheelbarrow. One workman (wearing cap) is standing in the background. The date, "7-9-40," is printed at the bottom of the photo and the number, "M-50010," is printed in the lower right corner.
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