George Washington Merrill photographs
The materials in this online repository form part of a larger George Washington Merrill photographs collection held by the Bentley Historical Library. For more information about the materials, please consult the collection's online finding aid.
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Abstract:
Engineer on various Great Lakes steamship, photographer and collector of photographs; includes photos and some glass negatives depicting Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Detroit in 1891; photographs of war bond rally in Detroit, ca. 1918; photographs of downtown Detroit buildings and street scenes; some of the photographs of Belle Isle other water views.
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Copyright to the photos is in the public domain.
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