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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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Source Library of Congress[1]
Author Arthur Siegel, U.S. Office of War Information
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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