Detroit Memories III: A Pictorial History of the Early Years and the 1950s

Hardcover book, 160 pages

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About the book

Large crowd on the embankment and in canoes as a concert band plays music under the gazebo in Belle Isle Park, circa 1907.Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection / #LC-DIG-det-4a22395

After the overwhelming popularity of the Detroit Memories books, the Detroit Free Press is proud to present this third hardcover volume, "Detroit Memories III: A Pictorial History of the Early Years and the 1950s."

This third collector’s book features all-new historic photos from the Detroit area with a focus on the 1950s. We are excited to showcase images from the archives of Detroit Historical Society and Detroit Public Library alongside never-before-seen photos from our readers. This hardcover book truly captures the rich heritage of Detroit.

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Actors Debbie Reynolds and Glenn Ford with a 1955 Lincoln Futura automobile. This experimental car was featured in the 1959 film, It Started with a Kiss.Courtesy Detroit Public Library / #na030002
The book

A hardcover coffee-table book

Format
Hardcover
Pages
160
Size
11.25 × 8.75 in
Printing
Fine-art ink on heavy art paper
Printed in
North America
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Publisher
Pediment Publishing
ISBN
9781597258760
Made to be kept

Built like something you’ll hand down

A 120-point case board, thicker than most hardcovers. Fine-art ink for a wide tonal range in every photograph. Heavy art paper meant to last for generations, and binding that never lets a page go. Printed entirely in North America, and checked before it ships.

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Wabash Railway’s railyard along the western riverfront, taken from the Ambassador Bridge, circa 1952. Wabash Railway’s car ferry Detroit of Detroit is docked on the right. In the background are the adjacent railyards of Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and New York Central System. The downtown skyline is visible further in the distance, where the City-County Building can be seen under construction.Courtesy Detroit Historical Society / #2009.019.253
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Patricia M. (Waterford, Michigan)
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Outstanding look at another era in Detroit's history!

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Daniel H. (Grosse Pointe, Michigan)
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George M. (Royal Oak, Michigan)
A slice of old Detroit!

A great pictorial of Detroit’s past.

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I am very pleased with how everything went and how quickly I rec'd the book. The ordering process was very easy. thank you.

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Frederick P. (Troy, Michigan)
Detroit Memories III

The book is everything I expected. I have the other editions and it is a welcome book to my library.

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