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Public domain photograph - historical image of Michigan, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1940
Contributors
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office of War Information.
Location
Detroit (Mich.)
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42.33139, -83.04583
Source
Library of Congress
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