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- Color postcard depicting the steamer PROMISE at the dock at the foot of Woodward Avenue. The decks are filled with passengers. Printed on verso: Belle Isle Pleasure Boat, Detroit, Mich. This picture shows the Steamer Promise one of the fleet of the Belle Isle and Windsor Ferry Co. These boats leave Third Street and Foot of Woodward avenue every 15 minutes for Belle Isle. Detroit has the finest fleet of excursion steamers in the World. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 21, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard accented with glitter depicting the TASHMOO and IDLEWILD next to a dock. The ship decks and the dock are crowded with people. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Aug 23, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print depicting the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company passenger steamer CITY OF DETROIT III at a dock. Dated 6/17/1919
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Print containing six engravings, taken from the booklet, Souvenir of Detroit & Exposition, depicting locations in Detroit, spread across two leafs. The long image at the top right is a scene, captioned, "Detroit harbor showing water front of city and character of shipping." Several dock workers move bags and barrels at the bottom, while in the background, sailing ships and steamships travel along the river. Below, another long panel depicts a north-facing view of Woodward Avenue, extending from Campus Martius. Shops on the corner of Michigan Avenue, and Woodward Avenue, including Hudson and Symington are depicted. The Opera House is also pictured, housing J.L. Hudson's. An optician, Hull Brothers Family Groceries, and Chas. A. Werner Glassware are depicted as well. Several moonlight towers are visible in the distance. Harper Hospital is in the topmost of the three panels, arranged vertically on the far right. Below are the police headquarters at Bates Street and Farmer Street and the house of correction at the present site of Eastern Market.
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Print. Large sepia-toned photographic print of the first Belle Isle Bridge while under construction. A single truss of the bridge, atop a system of trestles is in the background. A small crowd of people pose on the right end of the tress. A small boat with a smokestack, and striped awnings and curtains is docked in the foreground. A man in a knee length coat stands alongside it. "First Belle Isle Bridge (drawbridge)" is handwritten on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting a view across the Detroit River to the Detroit riverfront. The river is frozen with ice, and the downtown skyline is visible in the background. A steamship belches smoke in the middle of the river. Printed on recto: Benj Rogers, Windsor, 1917. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked April 13, 1917.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the TASHMOO and two other steamers next to a dock. The ship decks and the dock are crowded with people. Printed on verso: Excursion Steamers, Detroit, Mich. Detroit is proud of its fleet of Excursion Steamers, the finest in the world. More than eight million passengers arrive and depart from Detroit during the Navigation season. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 5, 1919.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an illustration of the Sandwich shoreline in the foreground along with several steamships, sailing ships, and rowboats on the Detroit River. Buildings on the Detroit riverfront can be seen in the background. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 20, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photograph showing a panoramic view of Detroit's River Front in 1905. The photograph was used as a reference photo for an illustration for a print issued by the Detroit News. The panoramic view features the Detroit River in the foreground with several ships traversing the river. Notable buildings visible include the Fort Street Presbyterian Church, Majestic Building, and the Wayne County Building. The photograph is mounted on grey paper which is mounted on linen.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the CITY OF TOLEDO at the White Star Line dock, with many people on deck and on the dock. Other steamers are in the background. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 20, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
