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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Detroit Boat Club, with the Detroit River in the foreground. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Mar 15, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Michigan Central Station, with many pedestrians in front. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked May 9, 1918.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Central High School from the corner of W Hancock Street and Cass Avenue. Handwritten message on verso, dated Jan 25, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting the Floral Calendar in Water Works Park, with plantings arranged to read "1913" and a building in the background. Postmarked Aug 4, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting a dirt road along the shore of Grosse Ile. In the center is a windmill. Printed on recto: J.H. Cave, Det. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Mervue Club with water in the foreground. Postmarked Jul 31, 1906.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Postcard. Color postcard depicting aerial view of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in the center foreground, the Merrill Fountain is in the central foreground, and the Detroit Opera House is directly behind. Wonderland Vaudeville is depicted to the right of the opera house. The thoroughfares are aligned with streetcars, pedestrians and horse carriages. A note is written on the verso to Miss Florence Ward of Alanson, Mich. The date of the postcard is determined by the postmark, not when it was produced.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting the Hazen S. Pingree Monument in Grand Circus Park, with a decorative arch in the background for the Elks National Convention parade on Woodward Avenue. Several pedestrians are also visible. Printed on recto: Pesha Photo
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Detroit Public Library and Library Park from the corner of Farmer Street and Gratiot Avenue, with commercial buildings in the background including the Library Park Hotel. Pedestrians, streetcars and parked cars are on the street. Printed on verso: Public Library Square, Detroit, Mich. The Detroit Public Library - Situated at Gratiot Avenue and Farmer Street, was built in 1875 and contains 200,000 volumes. It is conducted by a board, appointed by the board of education. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 8, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Detroit Boat Club with the Detroit River in the foreground. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 14, 1909. Published by the Detroit News Company, Detroit, Mich. Made in Germany
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Cadillac Hotel from the corner of Washington Boulevard and Michigan Avenue, with trees in the left foreground. Printed on verso: Published by the Detroit News Company, Detroit, Mich.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Campus Martius, facing northwest. In view are City Hall, Majestic Building, streetcars, and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. Postmarked 1905 from Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Sepia tone postcard depicting north facing view of Campus Martius, with many pedestrians and streetcars. Handwritten message on recto reads " This is the 'Heart of Detroit'. (x) is the City Hall (not shown), M- the Majestic Bldg., D- the Detroit Opera House. The streetcar is going up Woodward Ave. The swell business st. This is a beautiful city - I wish I lived here. It beats the East." Handwritten message on verso, postmarked May 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Lighthouse in the Lake in Palmer Park. Handwritten message on recto and verso, postmarked Sep 6, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Inner Court at Electric Park, with rides and bleachers in view. Dated April 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Conservatory on Belle Isle, with people standing on the steps. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 27, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Postcard. Illustrated postcard in color entitled "N. Woodward Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit, Mich." Handwritten note on verso from Maud to Mrs. E. W. Dunfee. Written on verso "Published by S.H. Knox & Co, Detroit, Mich. Printed in Great Britain."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Metallic monochrome postcard depicting City Hall from Campus Martius with a sign above the entrance reading "WELCOME". Visible are a moonlight tower, horse-drawn vehicles, and pedestrians. Margin on right side of recto.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One postcard entitled "Water Works Park, Detroit, Mich." The postcard shows a color image a small lake, a fountain, and adjacent landscaped areas in Water Works Park. Printed text on the verso shows "I.142. Wolverine News Co., Detroit. Printed in Germany."
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Country Club of Detroit in Grosse Pointe Farms, from the driveway with two automobiles in front Handwritten message on verso, postmarked 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting picnickers under a tree on Bob-Lo Park, with the casino in the background. Printed on verso: Bob-Lo Park, Detroit River, Canada. Handwritten on verso, "Bob-Lo Island at Scottish games, 1916 or thereabouts (casino in background)."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Western High School from Scotten Street, with ivy covering the lower part of the wall. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Mar 17, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view along Central Avenue on Belle Isle. The street is crowded with pedestrians and in the foreground is a round flowerbed. Printed on verso: Belle Isle is in the Detroit River, between Detroit and Windsor, Canada. The Island contains 702 acres and is entirely covered with one of the most beautiful parks in the United States, having some 21 miles of Macadam Roads; a magnificent Casino, Pavilions; Boat Houses, Aquarium; Horticultural Hall and Zoological Gardens. The Island was purchased by Detroit in 1879 and has since then expended $1,600,000 in beautifying it. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jan 12, 1921.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One postcard entitled "Children's Day, Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan." The color postcard shows a large crowd of children and parents who are standing on one of the lawn areas of the park. The Conservatory building can be seen in the upper right background. Printed text on the verso shows "Wolverine News Co., Detroit, Mich., Printed in Belgium."
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Postcard. A color illustration depicting a northward view of Woodward Avenue. On the west side of the street is the David Whitney House and the Detroit Athletic Club in the background. On the street are pedestrians, automobiles and a streetcar. Handwritten note on the recto. Printed on the recto "Copyright 1905 by Detroit Publishing Co."
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Hazen S. Pingree Monument in Grand Circus Park, with pedestrians on the paths and Woodward Avenue on the right. Printed on verso: The Pingree Monument in West Grand Circus Park, was erected in 1904 by popular subscription. The late Hazen S. Pingree was four times Mayor of Detroit, and twice Governor of Michigan. He died June 18th, 1901, aged 60 years. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Feb 27, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Campus Martius Park at dusk, facing east. In view are the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Wayne County Building, Cadillac Square, Monroe Block and many pedestrians. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 5, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of a crowd watching a figure skater on Belle Isle. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Dec 10, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the floral clock in Water Works Park reading "Water Power", with pedestrians on the road and the tower in the background. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Feb 20, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting City Hall from Campus Martius. Published by B.J. Sturn, Detroit, Mich. Made in Germany Postmarked 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting Harper Hospital on John R Street with several trees in front. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Oct 24, 1905.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Wayne County Building from Cadillac Square. Lower left corner "Copyright 1904 by the Rotograph Co."
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting decorative buoys, a man in a canoe, and a historic ship in the Detroit River. Printed on recto: Photo by J.H. Cave
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Postcard. Color illustration of the Ambassador Bridge. Front reads, "Ambassador Bridge, Windsor Canada to Detroit, U.S.A." Back reads, "The Ambassador Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the world, and connects Detroit, Mich. and Windsor, Canada. Its dimensions are; length on main span 1,850 feet, total length 2 miles. The height over the river is 152 feet. Because the card refers to the bridge as the "longest suspension bridge in the world" we know that the card was printed between 1929, when the bridge was completed, and 1931 when the record was taken over by the George Washington Bridge. Published by Chaffee & Co Detroit Mich.
- Date Issued:
- 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard showing two aerial views of the Cadillac Motor Car Company Plant. Postmarked 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting the Woodward Avenue Christian Church. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 23, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting a bridge over the canal at Elizabeth Park in Trenton. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Nov 11, 1930.
- Date Issued:
- 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Casino on Belle Isle, with Lake Tacoma in the foreground. Printed on verso: Casino, Belle Isle. - Detroit's principal recreation spot, is an island in the Detroit river connected with the city by a bridge, 8 feet less than half a mile in length. It comprises 702 acres, is over two miles long and boasts of over 20 miles of fine macadam roadway, which completely circles and frequently intersects it. A fine zoo, aquarium, horticultural building, swimming and skating pavilions, casino and boat livery are in connection. The city has expended over $1,500,000 on it since its purchase in 1879. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked May 17, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting the Majestic Building from Campus Martius, with the Soldier's and Sailors' Monument, City Hall, a moonlight tower, streetcars and pedestrians visible. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 11, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting outdoor seating at Shumway's, with trees among the tables. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 17, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Postcard. A color photograph on cardstock depicting an elevated view of the Y.M.C.A. Building with the tops of trees in Grand Circus Park in the foreground. Printed on verso, "Y.M.C.A. Building, corner Witherell and Adams Avenues, is the largest and most complete of its kind in the world and boasts of a gymnasium second to none in the country. It was erected in 1908 and has cost in the neighborhood of $700,000." Handwritten message on verso. Postmarked Feb 1, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Windsor approach to the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 15, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of Monroe Street at Campus Martius, facing northeast. In view are many pedestrians, cars, Merrill Fountain, and a sign reading "Bond's". Printed on verso: Monroe Avenue, Detroit, Mich. Monroe Avenue is Detroit's Great Amusement thoroughfare. Here are located the Temple, Family, Columbia Royale and National Theatres; also any number of Nickel Shows. The electric display at night is very brilliant and here we follow the crowd in the evening. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Mar 15, 1918.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a view along Broadway Street, facing southeast towards the intersection of Monroe and Randolph Streets. In view are the Hotel Ste. Claire, Breitmeyer Building, and a moonlight tower. Signs read "Murray's Millinery", "Consumers Clothing Company", "The Salamander", and "Mathias Steyskal Saloon and Restaurant". Printed on verso: Broadway was several years ago a street of boarding houses. In the expansion of the city's retail district it suddenly sprang into notice as a retail district, and is now one of the principal business streets. It connects Pingree Square with Grand Circus park and is asphalted for its complete length. The Breitmeyer building shows on the left and the Hotel Ste. Claire in the distance. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Feb 23, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the lobby of the Hotel Tuller. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Oct 6, 1917.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Michigan Central Station at night, with many pedestrians in front. Printed on verso: Michigan Central Station by Night, Detroit, Mich. The New Michigan Central Station is located near Michigan Avenue, between fifteenth and seventeenth Streets, covers twenty-one acres and the total cost is $15,000,000.00. There will be eleven tracks in the station that will accommodate 135 passenger coaches. It will have all conveniences, such as a complete Drug Store with special facilities for the care of Invalids and Change Room where travelers can at nominal cost obtain Shower Baths and make a change of clothing. Accommodations for passengers will not be outdone by any Railroad Station in the World. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 8, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Postcard. Color postcard entitled "Wayne County Building, Detroit, Mich." Printed text in the lower left shows " 5583" and "Copyright, 1901, By Detroit Photographic Co." Printed text on the verso shows "Private Mailing Card. Authorized by Act of Congress of May 19th, 1898. (Postal Card-- Carte Postale.)."
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One postcard entitled "Washington Boulevard from Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Mich." The postcard shows an elevated color image of the boulevard including trees, sidewalks, landscape areas, and adjacent buildings. Printed text on the verso gives some brief details about the boulevard.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a floral sphinx on a median at the approach to the Belle Isle Bridge. Potted plants also occupy the median. Pedestrians are visible on the sidewalks. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jan 31, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a steamship and a smaller boat in the St. Clair River. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 22, 1921.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting people canoeing on a Belle Isle canal, with many people along the shore. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Feb 28, 1906.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a street view of Wolff's Park. Signs read "Boat Ticket Office", "Kling's Prost", and "Kling's Beer". In the background are thrill rides. Several pedestrians are visible. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 20, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Free Press Building and German American Bank from the corner of W Lafayette Boulevard and Griswold Street, with parked cars in front. Printed on verso: The Free Press is one of the leading newspapers of the country, and their new building is located within 200 feet of the City Hall. It is a ten story building, 100 feet front and 130 feet deep, and is 140 feet high. The front is of white glazed terracotta, and ornamental iron work. The side walls are of brick. Motor Bus carrying passengers over Bridge and around Belle Isle. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 5, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Hotel Tuller from Grand Circus Park near W Adams Street, with a fountain in the foreground, and automobiles seated people visible. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 2, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting five police officers sitting in an automobile, with a garage in the background. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 13, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Casino on Belle Isle, with a road extending into the foreground.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an illustration of a Native American wearing a headdress, pointing a bow and arrow at a man behind a counter. In front of the counter is a sack reading "Wyandotte Dairyman's Cleaner and Cleanser". Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Aug 5, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Lighthouse in the Lake in Palmer Park, with the Log Cabin in the background. Printed on verso: Scene at Palmer Park, Detroit, Mich. Palmer Park, where light house is located is a restful retreat of 120 acres and is located seven miles out Woodward avenue. One of the delightful features is its Log Cabin with its quaint furniture. It has many acres of woods, children's playgrounds and a casino where refreshments are served. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Mar 29, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Hotel Pontchartrain from Campus Martius, with streetcars, pedestrians, and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in the foreground, and the Hammond Building, Ford Building, and Bagley Memorial Fountain in the background. A sign reads, "Canadian Pacific". Printed on verso: Pontchartrain Hotel and Hammond Building, Detroit, Mich. This View of Campus Martius shows the Hotel Pontchartrain. Soldiers and Sailors Monument built in 1881 at a cost of $70,000. The red building at right is the Hammond Building. The electric sign on top of building is one of the finest in the west and when in action gives a description of the famous Chariot Race of Ben Hur. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Dec 6, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a scene in Grand Circus Park with people on benches and buildings in the background. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Oct 27, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church on Woodward Avenue. Printed on verso: Our Lady of the rosary Parish, corner of Medbury and Woodward, was founded in 1880, old St. Patrick's Church, now Sts. Peter and Paul's cathedral, being the parent church. The present stone structure, formerly St. Joseph's Episcopal Church, was remodeled and enlarged in 1908, being dedicated as a Catholic Church March 29th of that year. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 24, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the porch of the Country Club of Detroit in Grosse Pointe Farms. Many chairs and potted plants are visible, with some people in the background. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 30, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white souvenir folder with a decorative border. The 16 images depicted in the fold-out are Detroit River & Detroit from Windsor; I.O.O.F. Temple, Wyandotte Street; Post Office; Public Library; Windsor & Detroit Ferry "Promise"; Ouellette Ave. looking South; Ouellette Ave. looking North; Central Methodist Church, Ouellette Ave.; Sandwich St. looking West; First Baptist Church, Windsor Ave; Ouellette Ave. looking South; Ferry Landing; Hotel-Dieu Hospital; London St. looking West; City Hall; and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Dated Jul 5, 1920.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Wayne Hotel Pavilion from a park on the riverfront with a fountain and bench in the foreground, and a ship is docked near the Pavilion. Postmarked Aug 24, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Knights of Columbus Hall on Woodward Avenue. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 19, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white postcard showing an elevated view of City Hall and the Majestic Building from the Pontchartrain Hotel. Above the City Hall entrance is a large "WELCOME" sign.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Wayne County Building from Randolph Street, with a few pedestrians in front. Verso: "A. C. Bosselman & Co., New York" "Made in Germany" Handwritten message on recto, postmarked 1906.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Wyandotte. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Mar 8, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Postcard. Illustrated color print of the Lafayette Boulevard Temple, a seven story brick building, located at Lafayette Boulevard and First Street, with a gold border. Printed on the verso, "Ullman's 'Gold Border' Series American Post Card-View Number 3159 Published by the Ullman Manufacturing Co., New York." Handwritten note on verso. Postmarked 1906.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Monochromatic postcard depicting Water Works Park, with the tower and pumping station in the background and water in the foreground. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Dec 16, 1905.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a man with his arm around two women sitting on the ground near a stream. In the background is a stone bridge and house. Printed on recto: Too busy to write owing to "pressing engagement" which I have had on hand since My Arrival. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Griswold Street, facing north from W Jefferson Avenue. In the foreground is a streetcar, parked car and pedestrians. In view are the Norton Hotel, Campau Block, Federal Building and Ford Building. Signs read "Ladies Gentlemen Café" and "Stormfeltz, Loveley Co. real Estate". Printed on verso: Griswold Street, The Wall Street of Detroit, Mich. Griswold Street is one block west of Woodward Avenue and is the Wall Street of Detroit, being lined on either side with office buildings. The two high buildings are the Ford and Dime Bank Buildings, the highest and largest office buildings in Detroit. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 15, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a view west of Cadillac Square from Randolph Street. In the background are the Ford Building, Pontchartrain Hotel, City Hall, and Majestic Building. Postmarked October 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a group of boys posing behind a sign that reads "State Fair Boys School". In the background are tents.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting people canoeing on a canal near a bridge on Belle Isle. Many people also stand on the bridge. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 3, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting Edgar's Sugar House from the corner of W Lafayette Boulevard and 12th Street. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Oct 4, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an aerial view of Parke Davis & Co., with the Detroit River in the foreground. Visible are ships, automobiles, and pedestrians. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 20, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Casino on Belle Isle, with people and parked vehicles in front. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 5, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Michigan Building at the State Fairgrounds. Postmarked Sep 5, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting the Methodist Episcopal Church in Trenton with five girls standing in front. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 8, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Woodward Avenue, facing south from Grand Circus Park. Signs read "Woodward Arcade", "Apollo Player Piano", "Spalding's" and "Weil & Co." In the background is the Pontchartrain Hotel. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 26, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view along a canal on Belle Isle. In view are a bridge crowded with people, many canoes on the canal, people on the shore, and the band stand in the background. Printed on verso: Canoes, Band Stand and Bridge over Canal, Belle Isle. Canoeing is the leading sport at Belle Isle, Detroit's largest playground. Its 702 acres are threaded by many miles of canals and lakes, affording an ideal spot in which the light little craft cruise about by thousands. Band concerts are given at the city's expense during the summer afternoons and evenings and on such occasions the canoeists are present in great numbers. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 3, 1921.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of Griswold Street, facing north from W Jefferson Avenue. In view are the Hotel Norton, Campau Block, Union Trust Building, Detroit Savings Bank Building, and Newberry & McMillan Building. A sign reads "Rubber Stamps". Handwritten message on recto and verso, postmarked Aug 23, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting a stone bridge over water in Water Works Park, with a tower in the background. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Aug 23, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting people on the beach at Belle Isle, in the Detroit River and on a platform in the water. Printed on verso: Bathing Scene, Belle Isle. - Belle Isle is in the Detroit River, between Detroit and Windsor, Canada. The Island contains 702 acres and it entirely covered with one of the most beautiful parts in the United States, having some 21 miles of Macadam Roads; a magnificent Casino, Pavilions; Boat Houses, Aquarium, Horticultural Hall and Zoological Gardens. The Island was purchased by Detroit in 1879 and has since then expended $1,600,000 in beautifying it. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 23, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting people canoeing on a canal near a bridge on Belle Isle. Many people also stand on the bridge. Printed on verso: Bridge at Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich. This Scene represents one of the many pretty bridges on Belle Isle. The main sport is canoeing and when Band Concerts are in progress during the summer months, hundreds of canoes can be seen on the different canals. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 21, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the steamer BRITANNIA on the St. Clair River with its decks packed with passengers. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Feb 19, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Fluid Extract Department at the Ray Chemical Co., with several vats, bottles, jugs, mortars and pestles. Printed on verso is a purchase order receipt. Postmarked May 13, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of Central Avenue on Belle Isle, with an automobile, bus, and pedestrians in view. Printed on verso: Central Avenue, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich. Belle Isle Park contains about 700 acres and has cost Detroit including bridge leading to it about $2,000,000. It has beautiful lawns and Floral displays, also many miles of driveways and canals. It has a Zoo, Horticultural Building and Aquarium. Refreshments are served at both Casino and Pavillion. It was bought from the Chippewa and Ottawa Indians for eight Barrels of rum, three rolls of tobacco, six pounds of vermillion and a belt of wampum, by Lieutenant McDougall in 1769. In 1879, 110 years afterward it was sold to Detroit for $200,000. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 12, 1922.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Postcard. Color postcard entitled, "Campus Martius, The Hub of Detroit, Mich." The elevated view of Campus Martius depicts the Bagley Memorial Fountain in the foreground, the Majestic Building is behind the greenspace, and the Detroit Opera House is in the central right background. Streetcars, automobiles, and pedestrians line the thoroughfare. Printed on verso, "Campus Martius, Detroit, Mich. Campus Martius is a public square, located in the center of the business section of Detroit. It was named by Judge Woodward in 1806, the word meaning military camp." The date of the postcard is determined by the postmark on verso, not when the postcard was produced.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Majestic Building from Campus Martius, with several pedestrians, streetcars, carriages, and a moonlight tower in front. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 18, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting three people in a canoe on a Belle Isle canal lined with trees. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 7, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view along Woodward Avenue at Grand Circus Park, facing north with the Central United Methodist Church and Y.M.C.A. Building in the background. Printed on verso: Woodward Avenue, Circus Park, Detroit, Mich. Woodward Avenue is the main thoroughfare of the city. The lower portion is occupied by business houses, but the upper portion has many fine churches and residences. The building at right is the new Y.M.C.A., one of the most complete buildings of its kind in the World and costing $700,000 Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Nov 7, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting people canoeing near a bridge on Belle Isle, with the Belle Isle Bridge in the background. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 20, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a bridge over a canal on Belle Isle, with the Belle Isle Bridge in the background. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 15, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting pedestrians along a two story brick building. Publisher: United News Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Gleaners' Building from the corner of Woodward Avenu and Palmer Street. Printed on the verso: Are you coming to Detroit and visit the Gleaner Temple on the home-coming days, Wednesday and Thursday, September 8 and 9, 1909? Remember the State Fair is in full swing at that time. Just get the members required and your railroad fare and ticket to the Fair will be furnished by the Supreme Arbor. A little work on your part will get the member and we will do the rest. Don't disappoint up; we are going to expect you. Fraternally, G.H. Slocum. Postmarked Aug 21, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting a view along a tree-lined road on Belle Isle. On either sides of the road are bodies of water.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting two polar bears in a fenced enclosure on Belle Isle, with two people watching. Printed on verso: The Bear Caves on Belle Isle are one of the most interesting attractions on this beautiful island park. The grizzly, polar and black bears have their appropriate pits. The enclosures are constantly thronged with visitors watching the playful antics of the bears in the water. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Apr 16, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a street view of the House of Providence hospital from the corner of 14th Street and W Grand Boulevard. Printed on verso: House of Providence situated on the corner of Grand Boulevard and Fourteenth Street, is one of the finest Catholic Institutions in the country, being one of the handsomest buildings in Detroit, and possessing the newest and most up-to-date hospital equipment. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Apr 12, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard