"The Spirit of Detroit" rises from the cargo hold of the German freighter Thomas Schulte on Sept. 20, 1958. Standing on the winch platform watching are, from left, Councilmember Eugene Van Antwerp; Charles G. Oakman, general manger of the Detroit-Wayne Joint Building Authority; Gardner Vose of the Moynahan Bronze Co.; architect Malcolm Stirton; sculptor Marshall Fredericks; port Director Carlis J. Stettin; and port Commissioners John J. Basso and Thomas E. Lane.

Photo from Port of Detroit Log magazine, Fall 1958.

"The Spirit of Detroit" is hoisted from the freighter Thomas Schulte on Sept. 20, 1958.

Photo from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

Sculptor Marshall Fredericks sits atop "The Spirit of Detroit" before it's hoisted from the ship onto dry land on Sept. 20, 1958.

Photo from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum