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- Color postcard depicting businesses along the north side of Jefferson Avenue at Woodward Avenue, with a parked automobile and streetcar in the foreground. A sign reads "Tuttle & Clark Mf's. Turf Goods". Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Dec, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One set of architectural "Specifications for the Grosse Pointe Shores Realty Co., for a Frame Subdivision Building Located on Private Claim No. 576, 1/3 Mile Past Vernier Road on Jefferson Ave., Grosse Pointe, Mich." The specifications (Job 244) are bound in a booklet that has two brass fasteners at the top. The cover is made of heavy off-white paper that has handwritten text for the title. Printed text beneath the title shows the name, "J. Lawson Miller, Successor to Falkinburg & Miller, Architect." The cover interior and outside back cover have printed advertisements for many contractors, tradesmen, and building materials suppliers. The booklet contains 32 pages of typewritten text that give brief descriptions of all of the materials and construction requirements for the project. An index is shown on the first page.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Print containing three engravings, taken from the booklet, Souvenir of Detroit & Exposition, depicting sites in downtown Detroit. The top is captioned "Jefferson Avenue south from Woodward." A streetcar, perpendicular to the tracks is in the center of the road. "James Nall, Carpets" is printed on a building on right side of the street. Set into this image is one of the Chamber of Congress within a frame drawn to resemble a piece of paper hung with nails. The bottom image is captioned, "Griswold Street from Jefferson Avenue." The Campau Block on the west side of Griswold and the Newberry and McMillan Building on the east side are both labeled. A moonlight tower and the spire of City Hall are both visible in the background. Pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages are in the street.
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of a group of members of the Grand Army of the Republic lined up along a sidewalk on Memorial Day. A group of children are near the intersection on the right. A Jefferson Avenue streetcar passes in the background. On the verso written in pencil, "Veterans of G.A.R. lined up so that Shilders[?] children could pin roses on coats. Memorial Day 1910. May 30th 1910."
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photo of the Detroit Citizens' Street Railway streetcar number 325, assigned to the Jefferson Avenue line, with passengers and conductors posed on board. The car's destination sign reads, "Grosse Pointe." "Detroit Citizens Ry. #325 1891," is stamped on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One sheet, containing pages 361 and 362, from the July 27, 1878 supplement to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The sheet contains an article, "The City of the Straits: Rambles About a Thrifty Western Metropolis," containing information about the City of Detroit, including features about the May-Flower Tobacco Works, Pingree & Smith, Walker, McGraw & Co., and D.M. Ferry & Co. Also featured, on page 362, are several etchings of various Detroit scenes, including Jefferson Avenue, The Opera House, a street drinking fountain, and the Perry cannon in front of the city hall. Other etchings, on page 361, include an etching of the steamer "'Far West' patrolling the Tongue River in search of hostile Indians," the Colonel Edward Richardson, and P.T. Barnum's special advertising coach.
- Date Issued:
- 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting businesses along the north side of Jefferson Avenue at Griswold Street, with pedestrians and streetcars in front. A sign reads "The House of Pure Food Liquors, Distiller to Consumer". Embossed on the card is the message "Home of the Elks, July 11-17, 1910" and an image of an elk above a clock. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting W Jefferson Avenue in Trenton, facing north. Commercial buildings line the street, and a sign reads "Pardridge & Blackwell." Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 13, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting houses along the south side of Jefferson Avenue which is lined with trees. Pedestrians and bicyclists fill the street. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Jul 15, 1906.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned albumen photo of eleven firefighters of Ladder Company No.1 who are shown in front of the old Fire Department Headquarters building at Wayne (now Washington Blvd.) and Larned Streets. A newspaper article is glued to the mounting cardboard to the right of the photo and is entitled at the top, "Old Fire Department Building Being Razed." A label beneath the photo shows "The Old Makes Way For The New." Also a handwritten note in pencil in the lower right corner shows "Taken 1893, Ladder 1." Handwriting on the verso notes "No. 1 - Hook and Ladder Truck and Company. 3 Horse Team. This picture must be handled with care - belongs to Capt. of No. 1 and is prized of course. Return to Burns in A1 order." Another note shows "Right to Left: 1. Capt. McGraw, 2. Morrison, 3. Sullivan, 4. Creegan, 5. Obrien, 6. ---------, 7. C. Klein?, 8. Joe Clements, 9. Jack Alexander; Stub McCumber-driver." The fireman who is seated at the tiller at the rear of the ladder truck is not identified.
- Date Issued:
- 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
