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- 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
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting a view up Monroe Street and the Detroit Opera House, Temple Theatre, and Merrill Fountain, with many pedestrians and a streetcar in the foreground. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Aug 22, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Palmer Fountain, City Hall, Hammond Building, and Dime Building, facing southwest at Campus Martius. Printed on verso: Palmer Fountain and City Hall, Detroit, Mich. The Palmer fountain is a gift to the city from Senator T.W. Palmer and his wife and cost $20,000. The buildings in rear are City Hall and Dime Bank Building the highest office building in Michigan.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia tone postcard depicting a view up Woodward Avenue at Campus Martius, with pedestrians, streetcars, horse-drawn vehicles, and a moonlight tower. Printed on verso: No. 507. Detroit, Mich., City Hall square. A.C. Dietsche, Detroit, Mich.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Black and white trifold postcard depicting a panoramic west facing view of Campus Martius with many pedestrians and streetcars. Some buildings are identified. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Feb 28, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting a north facing street view of Campus Martius, with many pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting an elevated north facing view of Campus Martius, with many pedestrians, streetcars, and a moonlight tower. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Aug 1906.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
