2012.047.437
Print, Photographic
Black and white photographic print of the groundbreaking for the Detroit Historical Museum, July 24, 1949. A large crowed has gathered in the yard of a Detroit residence, on Kirby Street, facing a stage adorned with patriotic bunting. Typed on the verso, "Detroit Historical Museum Ground Breaking Ceremonies; Monsigneur Hickey delivers the invocation." Also, the photographer's name is stamped on the verso, "by Detroit News Staff, Photographer Styrlander, Reporter."
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