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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Detroit Opera House at Campus Martius, with the Merrill Fountain in the foreground. Signs read "Pennsylvania Lines", "Union Ticket Office", "Wright, Kay & Co.", and "Temple Theatre, Wonderland, Vaudeville". Printed on verso: Detroit Opera House and Palmer Fountain. - This beautiful fountain was donated to the city by Mrs. Thos. W. Palmer several years ago. It is located on the Campus Martius which was reserved as a breathing spot in the "Governor and Judges" plan, adopted for the city in its earliest history. The Opera House is one of the finest in the country and caters to high class shows only. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Apr 10, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Issue of "The Student", published monthly by students of the Detroit Central High School. Contains essays, poetry, artwork, athletic and club news, and photos.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sealed D.M Ferry and Company envelope addressed to Mr. W.H. Greenell of Pierpont Manor, New York. The envelope is printed with a Calvert Lithograph Company engraving of the D.M. Ferry and Company Seed Warehouse above a logo which reads, "D.M. Ferry & Co. Seed Merchants, Growers & Importers, Detroit, Mich." The envelope is postmarked Detroit, February 3, 1886, and bears a two cent brown George Washington stamp. A Pierrepont Manor, New York, February 4, 1886 postmark is on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Postcard (1 copy). Color postcard entitled "Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich." The view shows a park-like scene with a bridge in the foreground, a fountain, two grave markers and three figures. The back reads, "Elmwood Cemetery is located in the eastern part of the city and contains 78 acres. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in the city being opened in 1846." Back of one also reads, "Published By Wolverine News Co., Detroit, Mich., Made in U.S.A.", "A-17415", "Post Card, This Space for Addresses Only." Stamp square reads, "Place Stamp Here, Domestic One Cent, Foreign Two Cents. Both postcards have some writing on the back. Only one was ever mailed and it has a stamp and post mark which reads, "Detroit Mich. Jul 24 1913."
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Five page handwritten letter from Frederick William Kellogg to his daughters Florence Ellen Scripps Kellogg and Dorothy Winifred Kellogg, dated August 5, 1898, on stationery from the circulation department of the Kansas City World where Frederick worked. The paper was part of the Scripps-McRae League of newspapers. The letter reads: Dear Ellen & Dorothy: I think a great deal of you and of William also but he is so little that I am writing this letter to you and you can tell William what I say. It is pretty warm here in Kansas City but there are lots of nice trees and parks and Ellen will remember the part at Fairmount where I used to swing here last year when she and Mamma and Aunt Janine were here. It seems very long since I have seen you all and it is a long time. I love you both very much and William too. He must be a pretty big boy now. I send you some pictures and some gum and I hope you will keep well and happy. Mamma writes me that you are good girls and that makes me very happy and proud of you. I love you so much that I would like to hug you awfully hard and kiss you very much. I send you some kisses. ooooooooooooooooooooo Your Loving Papa, Will.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print depicting a door operating mechanism in a Detroit United Railway repair shop. Image from page 107 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Poster, "Naval Aircraft Factory Poster No. 7," printed in black and white on paper. Dated April 2nd, 1918. The poster shows a drawing of the first Naval Aircraft Factory flying boat in the water, with eleven people shown working on the aircraft. Text underneath reads "The We Boat not the U-Boat will WIN this Wr." Text along the bottom of the poster reads "The first N.A.F. Boat was shipped yesterday / ALL TOGETHER, MEN!"
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice for $9.57 from Grinnell Bros. to the Orpheus Club in care of Mr. Richardson, dated December 26, 1903. The invoice form is printed in black text with blue and red lines on slightly yellowed paper. Purchased items are handwritten on the printed blue and red lines. The invoice is stamped "PAID."
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print depicting a Detroit United Railway truck in repair shop. Image from page 87 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for the Past Masters Night and 148th anniversary of Zion Lodge No. 1 of the Free and Accepted Masons, held on February 21, 1912. The program is bound in an aqua paper cover, and includes a list of the events, including music and lectures, the menu, a list of members and officers, the cast of a play, the lyrics to "Old Zion," and a portrait of Worshipful Master C. Howard Turner.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
