Detroit Museum of Art - Old photos
Detroit Museum of Art
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The museum in an early 1889 photograph.
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The museum in an 1895 photograph with the library extension already in place.
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The museum in 1956, four years before it was razed to make way for the Chrysler Freeway.
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The museum in 1956, four years before it was razed to make way for the Chrysler Freeway.
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The museum in 1954, when it was used by the Public Welfare Department. Its turrets were removed.
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The museum in an undated photo.
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Interior room of the Museum of Art, with paintings, drawings and reliefs on the walls.
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A room inside of the Museum of Art, possibly a gift shop.
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A crowd poses on the front steps of the Museum of Art.
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Another view of the entrance around 1890.
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A close-up of the museum's entrance around 1890.
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A look at the Richardsonian details of the Museum of Art.
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An early photograph from the Detroit Publishing Co.
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An early photograph from the Detroit Publishing Co.
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The Museum of Art in 1889, the year it opened. Note how shallow the building was pre-addition.
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The expanded Museum of Art in 1906.
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The museum stood at Jefferson and Hastings, which was replaced with the Chrysler Freeway.
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The Museum of Art in 1888, the year it opened.