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- Description:
- April-May 1921 edition of the Detroit Radio News published by the Detroit Radio Association containing news relating to Detroit-area amateur radio enthusiasts, including an essay from Clyde E. Darr chiding radio operators for jamming the airwaves and making it difficult to tune into distant signals, changes in wavelength requirements, a radio station run by the Ford Motor Company, a French naval station's station, etiquette, a meeting of the Southern Ontario Radio Association, a humorous essay, a radio exhibit, several stories about commercial and professional radio operators, want ads, and advertisements.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Communication/Radio/Television
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a view of ships along the riverfront with the Detroit River in the foreground and the downtown skyline in the background. Signs read "J.T. Wing & Co.", "Henkel's Flour", "Freeman, Delamater & Co.", and "Elysian Manufacturing Co." Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Mar 11, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color poster for the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows at the Grand River Avenue Show Grounds, Monday July 17 and Tuesday July 18, 1922. Text along the top of the poster reads "Detroit - 2 Days Mon. July 17 Tues. July 18 Grand River Avenue Show Grounds." The center and bottom portions of the poster feature an illustration depicting seven lions and two lion tamers performing a variety of acts inside a steel arena, with text at the top of the image reading "Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows" and text at the bottom of the image reading "Four Big Steel Arenas in which are Presented Marvel Acts by Ferocious Jungle Animals" Text along the bottom right border of the image reads "(c) The Strobridge Litho. Co. Cincinnati & New York."
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Events
- Description:
- Informational pamphlet for the 2nd National Aero Congress held in the Board of Commerce Building, October 12-14, 1922. Compiled by the Advance Committee of Organization, National Aeronautic Association. Includes a list of the Executive Committee of the Advance Committee of Organization, and sections on procedure, history, purposes, national convention, the growth of civil aviation, co-operation with the government, national airplane races, and by-laws. Also includes a map of Air Time vs. Rail Time in the U.S. created by William Bushnell Stout, and a map of the courses used for the National Airplane Races held at Selfridge Field in Mt. Clemens.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Transportation
- Description:
- Souvenir Program from the 14th International Convention of the Baptist Young People's Union of America, held in Detroit, July 6-10, 1904. Contains a downtown map, a history of Detroit by Lillian M. Bromley, black & white photos, songs, and a description of each Baptist church in the city.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Religion
- Description:
- Sheet music for the song "Don't Take Away Those Blues", by Joe McKiernan and Norman Spencer, published by Jerome H. Remick & Co. Cover illustrated by Starmer.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Music
- Description:
- Membership certificate, designed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the Michigan Soldiers' Monument Union, awarded to William Monroe by the Schools of Michigan in exchange for his donation of 10 cents toward the construction of the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. The design includes a central image of two women, three uniformed soldiers, and a dog mourning around a flag-draped casket. Battlefield scenes decorate the corners of the borders.
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Small, 32-page booklet bound in a brown paper cover containing the constitution and by-laws of the International Order of Good Templars of Michigan. The booklet was printed by William Graham's Machine Printing Presses. The back cover contains an advertisement for the Peninsular herald, "a family newspaper, devoted to temperance, literature, general intelligence, and moral improvement," published in Detroit by J. Russell and Son, and a list of prices of lodge supplies sold by John Evans, the Grand Worthy Secretary from Bellevue, Michigan.
- Date Issued:
- 1867-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a police car with seven policemen aboard. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 12, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Invitation to the Sixth Annual Ball of the Marine Engineers' Association held at Phoenix Hall on January 14, 1880. The invitation was printed in blue and gold on beige paper by W.S. Ostler of 66 Griswold Street. A sidewheel paddle boat is printed on the front, and images of a woman holding an umbrella and fanning herself and an array of large leaves in a planter are inside.
- Date Issued:
- 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
