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- Description:
- Photograph. Mounted sepia-toned gelatin sliver print of a parade float that was part of the Floral Parade celebrating Detroit's bicentennial, held July 26, 1901. The float is mounted on a streetcar truck and decorated with foliage, a campfire made of light bulbs, a tepee, and a snowshoe suspended from three poles. A sign at the right end of the float notes "Pontiac's Conspiracy." The parade is moving along a residential street and two wood frame houses can be seen in the background, but the street name is not known. Two women and two young girls are visible in the background on the right. Partially visible on the far right is a man releasing the preceding float's trolley pole from the overhead wire.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned gelatin silver photo of a parade float that was part of the Detroit Bi-Centenary Parade. The float is mounted on street car trucks and is decorated to show the interior and exterior of a log cabin. A sign at the right end of the float reads "Disclosure of the Conspiracy." A policeman is standing near the back right corner of the float. Handwriting on the verso notes "Pontiac's Conspiracy Exposed - 1792." The parade is moving along a residential street with large trees and a house in the background but the street name is unknown.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned gelatin sliver photo of a parade float that was part of the Detroit Bi-Centenary Parade. The float is mounted on a street car truck and decorated with the bow of a sailing warship and a man on a horse. Three men are standing on the ship and one man is seated on the horse. A sign at the right end of the float notes "Meeting of Perry and Shelby." The parade is moving along a residential street and several houses and trees can be seen in the background, but the street name is not known. Handwriting on the verso notes "Meeting of Perry & Shelby - 1813."
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
