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- Description:
- Mounted black and white photo taken from an elevated position overlooking the crowd gathered in Grand Circus park to watch a southbound parade of streetcars on Woodward Avenue held to promote Timken streetcar trucks on January 8, 1931. A horse-drawn car leads a column of electric cars. Two newsreel film crews, including Hearst Metrotone News, shoot the parade. The sign for Fyfe's Shoes is in the background on the left. Central United Methodist Church stands in the center of the background, on the northeast side of the park.
- Date Issued:
- 1931-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting statues and poles on Woodward Avenue to celebrate the return of the 32nd Infantry Division from World War I. An automobile and several pedestrian are visible, with the Majestic Building in the background. Business signs read, "Western Union Office in Lobby", "Central Savings Bank", and "Walter Gehrke Co. Real Estate, Fire Insurance". Printed on recto: Black's Detroit
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned photographic print of a parade of canoes on one of Belle Isle's lakes. Several of the canoes on the right are tied together in a chain, wrapped in fabric, and decorated with streamers and garland. Canoeists paddle their canoes separately on the left. A figure on the on the shore in the background on the left appears to be aiding in raising or taking down a tent. Several other park-goers are visible around the banks of the lake.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting Woodward Avenue decorated for the Elks National Convention parade, with cars and pedestrians in the street, and the Hotel Pontchartrain and triumphal arch in the background. Business signs read, "Grinnell Bros Pianos", "Apollo Player Piano", and "Spalding's". Printed on recto: Official Photo by Marcell Stamped on verso: By Marchell Photo Co. Official Elks Photographers, National Convention - Detroit, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting the Elks National Convention parade on Woodward Avenue. A crowd of spectators watches a procession of men in the formation of the American flag. Business signs read, "Majestic Theatre", "Goldberg Bros. Center of Economy", and "Grinnell Bros. Pianos".
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned gelatin silver photo of a parade float that was part of the Detroit Bi-Centenary Parade, in the intersection of Miami Avenue and Wilcox Street. The float consists of a wagon that is being drawn by four horses and decorated as a log cabin trading post. Five figures are standing on the float in front of the trading post with one dressed in colonial attire and the other four dressed as Indians. A sign across the top of the trading post notes "Dry Goods; 1701 - Burnham, Stoepel & Co." Three men are standing beside the horses in the street. A small crowd of spectators can be seen on the right side of the photo. The "Index Printing Co." building is visible in the background of the photo.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned gelatin silver photo of a parade float that was part of the Detroit Bi-Centenary Parade. The float consists of a wagon that is being drawn by two horses and has been decorated with two large art murals. (Presumably, there are similar murals on the opposite side.) There is an opening between the two murals where two men can be seen holding a chess board. Also, two men are standing at the front of the wagon to drive the horses. A sign at the top of the float notes "Vinton Company, Painters and Decorators." The parade is moving along a residential street and several houses and an apartment building are visible in the background. Three spectators are also visible in the distance behind the float.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned gelatin silver photo of a parade float that was part of the Detroit Bi-Centenary Parade near the intersection of Miami Avenue and Wilcox Street. The float consists of a decorated wagon that is being drawn by one horse and which displays rows of china plates and large decorative vases. One man is standing at the front of the wagon to drive the horse and another man is standing on top of the wagon beside a large teapot. A sign on the side of the wagon notes "Jenness & McCurdy." The Index Printing Company building is visible in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- A mounted sepia-toned gelatin silver print of a float that was part of the Floral Parade celebrating Detroit's bicentennial, held July 26, 1901. The float is mounted on streetcar trucks and is decorated to depict a scene from Detroit's history. A sign on the float's front notes "18. The Three Flags." Atop, a float decorated like clouds and bearing three light bulb-filled starbursts, are three flag-bearing women representing France, Britain, and the United States. At the front, behind a shield decorated with four fleurs-de-lis stands a woman wearing a similarly decorated gown, and a crown, and waving the flag of the Bourbon family. The woman representing Britain sits at the center, wearing a crown, and waving, presumably, a Blue Ensign British flag. A woman in a striped dress, wearing a crown and waving an American flag before an eagle-topped shield stands at the rear of the float. A small crowd of spectators are visible in the background behind the float. The parade is moving along a residential street with houses and trees in the background, but the street name is not known.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- June 1, 1918 issue of the newsletter of the Detroit Chapter of the American Red Cross. This issues includes stories on a Red Cross fundraiser's success, the need for knitters and sweaters, and photos of a Red Cross parade on Woodward Avenue.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
