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- Description:
- Handwritten bill of goods, recording expenses accrued during the War of 1812. The bill reads: The United States, Dr. Benoit Chapoton 1813, April 20 -To 2 barrels cider taken by the Indians $25.00 May 2 - 1 do. vinegar $10.00 Aug 20 - 1 horse taken by the Indians $75.00 Aug 30 - 1 mare with her calf $50, 1 horse 3 years old $40.00, 100 bushels of apples $100.00, 1 field of oats containing 50 bushels $50.00 Oct 5 - 15 bushels of corn $30, 50 do. apples taken by the Am. troops $50.00 Oct 28 - 30 do. potatoes taken in my cellar by the American troops $30.00 Nov 20 - 12 hens $6.00, 1 gun/chiefpiece $5.00. $471.00 Detroit, March 23, 1824. "Richard Chapoton," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1824-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Booklet containing the minutes to the 34th Annual Meeting of the Baptist Convention of the State of Michigan held at the Lafayette Avenue Baptist Church from October 8th to the 10th, 1869, as well as tables of statistics on the convention's associations. The booklet is bound in a tan paper cover, and was printed by O.S. Gulley's Steam Presses at 10 and 12 Larned Street.
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Religion
- Description:
- Packard Motor Car Co. advertisement. Printed in black ink on newspaper. The advertisement shows a close up front end view of a Packard Single Six Touring Car and includes text describing Packard designing and manufacturing. The opposite side of the page features a portion of an article, "The Eclipse of Lloyd Georg-." The page is hand dated in pencil "4/14/23."
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Packard Motor Car Co.
- Description:
- One pencil sketch by Vernon Howe Bailey. The sketch shows the Great Lakes Engineering Works shipyard in Ecorse, Michigan, with the steamship, Coules, under construction. Workmen, materials, cranes and equipment can also be seen in the sketch. A handwritten note near the lower left corner shows "Fitting Out." The sketch is signed in the lower right corner, "Vernon Howe Bailey, Ecorse, 19."
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Complete catalog of Parke, Davis & Co. products, revised to July 1, 1908. Inside back cover is a pocket containing specials, net schedules for bulk packages, and a manifold letter dated October 5, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Medical/Dental/Pharmaceutical
- Description:
- One booklet entitled "Address to the Public. The Advisibility of Purchasing Belle Isle for a Park, Water Works and Basis for a Tunnel. A Review of a Pamphlet, by D. Farrand Henry, Esq., Entitled 'Reasons for desiring a Removal of the Water Works." A Defense Of the action of the Common Council, and a Review of the Arguments of the Chief Engineer of the Water Board in favor of the Hamtramck Scheme." Printed in Detroit by the Union Job Printing Company in 1874. The cover is printed on light blue paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1874-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the interior of the Conservatory on Belle Isle, with many plants and flowers. Printed on verso: Interior of Horticultural Building, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich. The interior of the Horticultural Building is an enchanting garden filled with tropical and rare plants of all descriptions. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Oct 22, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting canoes on a Belle Isle canal, with many people along the shore and a bridge in the background. Printed on verso: Canal Scene, Belle Isle. Canoeing is the leading sport at Belle Isle, Detroit's largest play-ground. Its 702 acres are threaded by many miles of canals and lakes, affording an ideal spot in which the light little craft cruise about by thousands. Band concerts are given at the city's expense during the summer afternoons and evenings and on such occasions the canoeists are present in great numbers. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the floral clock in Water Works Park reading "Standard Time". Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 3, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One record album entitled "Smokey's Family Robinson." The album consists of a cardboard jacket which has a color picture of Smokey Robinson and 13 other Motown performers who are seated or standing in and around a playhouse that is located in a tropical setting. The album verso shows the seven song titles that are produced on the record as well as the names of the performers and production staff. At the bottom edge, there is a copyright date of 1976 by Motown Record Corporation.
- Date Issued:
- 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Music
