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- Description:
- J.M. Seely trade card, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company and Badger and Godfrey, advertising Seely's Flower Oil with a color image of a bouquet of flower on the recto, and a short passage promoting the store's "1875 Holiday Goods," on the verso. The passage reads: The Neatest and Largest Assortment ever seen in Detroit now in store. Fancy Articles for Old and Young, Rich or Poor, from 1 Penny to $50 each. Presents suitable for any occasion. J.M. Seely, 195 Woodward Avenue.
- Date Issued:
- 1875-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Pocket-sized notebook bound in a red cover advertising tailor Charles E. Buysse located at 17 John R. Street. The cover is printed with an illustration of a well dressed man and woman standing in profile flanking a Detmer Woolen Company crest, and the phrase, "Fine Merchant Tailoring." Buysse's address is printed below. An advertisement for Detmer Woolen is printed on the back cover. Within the booklet contains several pages of lined paper along with further advertisements for Detmar Woolen, several pages of facts and figures, and calendars for 1913 and 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Bill of sale, dated June 1st, 1897, from the Michigan Stove Company, documenting the sale of a Garland stove to G.W. Hess of Monroeville, Ohio. At the top of the bill are images depicting the Michigan Stove Company's stove works in Detroit, Western Headquarters in Chicago, Buffalo House, and Garland Stoves and Ranges logo.
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- J.L. Hudson Company trade card with a color image of two birds--a finch and a red crossbill--perched on a branch, credited to "Bufford," on the recto. Text on the verso gives the store's address as 141, 143, and 145 Woodward Avenue, and promotes the store's selection, and prices, and encourages out-of-towners visiting Detroit to come to the store.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts a bronze vase holding a bouquet of flowers, with the most prominent flower being white and pink in color.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Two horizontally half-folded pages from the Russell House Register, dated November 9, 1905--the hotel's final day of operation. W.J. Whittenden is listed in the header as the proprietor. The pages are printed with columns recording visitors' names, cities of residence, room number, and time. "Finis," is handwritten at the bottom of the verso of the second page. The pages were printed by the Richmond and Backus Company of Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Advertisement from the Detroit Stove Works promoting their "New Self-Feed, Or Base Burner" concept for heating stoves. On the recto is an illustration, credited to A. Picard of Troy, New York, of one of the stoves that employs this concept and advertising text that says "This Stove can be fitted with or without the Self-Feed, and can be made in several different ways, as will be seen in other cuts, and I believe it more cheaply manufactured, and in greater variety than any other of the kind in the market."
- Date Issued:
- 1869-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Membership certificate, designed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the Michigan Soldiers' Monument Union, awarded to Emma Landon by the Schools of Michigan in exchange for his donation of 25 cents toward the construction of the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. The design includes a central image of two women, three uniformed soldiers, and a dog mourning around a flag-draped casket. Battlefield scenes decorate the corners of the borders.
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Receipt, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the City Treasurer's Office to H. Hunt for $24.40 for property taxes for land on Gratiot Avenue, plus fees for paving Baldwin Park, stamped April 22, 1904.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Handwritten note on Russell House stationery written by Herby Hab. W.J. Chittenden and L.A. McCreary are listed as the hotel's proprietors in the header. The note reads: gone out / I am very comfortable. I have not hunted w/ Mr. Ellaw. Do not fail to keep me posted both by wire + mail. I shall stay here until Tuesday night. I do not find that little jewel cup, with my buttons, in my satchel. You must have it. Please take care of it. [?] my "[?] with a [?]" Lots of love and great big kisses o.o.o. From your ever loving Herby Hab
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
