2012.047.433
Print, Photographic
Black and white photographic print of the 175th Anniversary commemorating the taking of the city of Detroit from the British. The stage featured in the foreground of the City-County Building, and is adorned with patriotic bunting and American flags. A man in period clothing is performing with his guitar. Seated on the stage are several community leaders who are participating in the festivities; they include, Hudson Mead, Prentiss Brown, R.E. FitzPatrick, Msgr. Edward J. Hickey, Solan Weeks, and Glenn Stille. Typed on the verso, "City-County Bldg., Detroit, Michigan, July 11, 1971, Commemorating 175th Anniversary of Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne's taking control of Detroit from the British."
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