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English: Looking south from the Maccabees Building with the Detroit skyline in the distance, Detroit, Mich. Photo shows Woodward Ave. extending south from Warren. 1 transparency : color.
Deutsch: Blick in Richtung Süden vom Maccabees Building auf die Skyline von Detroit, Michigan, mit der Woodward Avenue im Jahr 1942
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Arthur S. Siegel (1913–1978)  wikidata:Q24704131
 
Alternative names
Arthur Sidney Siegel; Arthur, Cpl. Siegel; Arthur Siegel
Description American photographer
Date of birth/death 2 August 1913 Edit this at Wikidata 1 February 1978 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Detroit Edit this at Wikidata Chicago Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1930s-1978
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creator QS:P170,Q24704131
Other versions Restored version of File:Detroit_Skyline_1942.jpg. Rotated and cropped, dirt, scratches, fibers, and discoloration removed. Selective brightness adjustments to sky. Edges sharpened. Histogram adjusted and color balanced.
Camera location42° 21′ 27.35″ N, 83° 03′ 54.47″ W  Heading=15° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Public domain This image is a work of an employee of the United States Farm Security Administration or Office of War Information domestic photographic units, taken as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States. See Copyright.

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July 1942

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42°21'27.349"N, 83°3'54.472"W

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