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Title
Maxwell Briscoe Band at the start of the 1909 Glidden Tour, Detroit, Mich.
Creator
Lazarnick, Nathan

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Glidden Tour (1909 : Detroit, Mich.)

Subject
Parades--Michigan--Detroit

Subject
Hotels--Michigan--Detroit

Item Number
EB01f006

Relation
Lazarnick Collection

Type
image

Description
4.5x6.75 black and white photograph of the Maxwell Band in front of Pontchartrain Hotel entrance which is decorated with five United States flags and flowers. Sign reads "Glidden Tour Starts From Here," large crowd gathered in front of hotel, horse-drawn carriage crossing square in foreground. July 10th, 1909. Negative #C22,375.

Maxwell Briscoe Band at the start of the 1909 Glidden Tour, Detroit, Mich.

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