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- Description:
- Alfred Seymour (left) and Chief O'Malley of Grand Rapids at the State Police Convention in Ishpeming, Mich., August 1937.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Alfred Seymour Collection
- Description:
- A group portrait of several people, mostly men, who are wearing medals, plus a few children. All are standing along the side of a lake. The photograph is labeled "Escanaba 1929 Police Convention."
- Date Created:
- 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Alfred Seymour Collection
- Description:
- Sheet music for the song "Hang Your Hat in Detroit," written by William McKenna and published by Jerome H. Remick and Company of Detroit for the 1910 Elks Grand Lodge Reunion. The recto features an image of a woman in a purple dress next to an elk's head against a background of Detroit's skyline featuring hats hung on several of the buildings. The verso has an image of an elk's head and "This song is approved by the General Election Committee, Grand Lodge Reunion 1910" written above the signatures of the committee.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One map of the city of Detroit folded inside of a red and black paper cover from the 1899 Christian Endeavor International Convention, published by Silas Farmer and Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Staple and ribbon bound booklet published by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows to campaign for Detroit to host the 1898 meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The booklet contains photographs of Detroit buildings, streets, and sites, as well as articles on its suitableness for conventions, Belle Isle, the St. Clair Flats, Put-in-Bay, Palmer Park, Windsor, Mt. Clemens, Fort Wayne, Grosse Isle, and Oakland County. A section near the end provides background information on Michigan Lodge No. 1, Wayne Lodge No. 2, Oliver Branch Lodge No. 38, Washington Lodge No. 54, Detroit Lodge No. 128, Sides Lodge No. 155, Columbus Lodge No. 215, Riverside Lodge No. 303, Western Lodge No. 370, Eastern Lodge No. 387, Jonathon Lodge No. 394, River Rouge Lodge No. 410, American Eagle Lodge No. 441, Michigan Encampment No. 1, Enterprise Encampment No. 17, Ingersoll Encampment No. 29, Germania Encampment No. 45, and Canton Detroit No. 1 Patriarchs Militant. The booklet closes with messages from Governor Hazen S. Pingree and Mayor William C. Maybury to the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows urging them to select Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for the 42nd Annual Convention of the Michigan State Firemen's Association, held in Detroit from July 18th to the 20th, 1916. The program contains the schedule of events, information on the Detroit Fire Department both past and present, and information about the city for visiting firefighters. The cover is missing, and a half-tone portrait photograph of Mayor Oscar B. Marx is on the front page.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Tête-bêche staple-bound program book for a Review of the Great Hive of the Ladies of the Maccabees and the Review of the Great Camp of the Knights of the Maccabees held from June 6th through the 11th, with a half of the booklet dedicated to each organization. The program is predominately advertisements, but also contains the schedule for the events, lists of officers and committee members, a partial history of the Knights of the Maccabees, the history of the Ladies of the Maccabees for Michigan, and photographs of Detroit landmarks.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Souvenir program booklet from the 31st International Convention of the Walther League head in Detroit from July 15th to the 19th, 1923. The booklet is bound in a green paper cover and contains a brief history of the Lutheran Church, information about Lutheran schools, the 1920 effort to ban private schools in Michigan, the history of both the International and Detroit Walther League, the history of Detroit Public Schools, the new Main Library, the city's history, the General Motors Building, commerce and industry in the city, Belle Isle, activity along the Detroit River, an "honor roll" of attendees, and a list of sponsors. Several of the articles are accompanied by photographs of Detroit sites, boats, or organization members.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sheet music for the march "Detroit '99", by J. D. Smithdeal, published by the Smithdeal Music Co., Columbia, S.C. Copyright by W.L. Hatch. Dedicated to The Christian Endeavorers of the World. Music composed for the Christian Endeavor Convention held in Detroit, July 1899.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Map of the City of Detroit, published by Silas Farmer & Company in 1899 for the Eighteenth Christian Endeavor International Convention, which took place in the Detroit on July 5-10, 1899. The map is a fold-out map enclosed in a red booklet. In addition to the fold-out map, the booklet contains sixteen pages of "Condensed Information and Helpful Hints" for use at the convention, including instructions for registering for the convention, tips for navigating the city and an index for the booklet. The back of the booklet features an advertisement for the Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Co. Badge from this convention is located in objects, 2018.011.033 CRC 8-10-2
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
