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- Description:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers membership card issued to J.W. Reading on July 20, 1888, for the group's Grand River Valley Division No. 286, signed by Chief Engineer O.P. Coleman, and First Assistant Engineer J.A. Sawford. The verso is filled out, listing Reading as having fifteen years of experience as a locomotive engineer and being in active service for the Grand River Valley Railroad.
- Date Issued:
- 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Transportation
- Description:
- Sheet music for "On a Good Old Time Sleigh Ride", words by Andrew K. Allison, music by Albert Gumble, published by Jerome H. Remick & Co. Adele Ritchie is featured on the cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Music
- Description:
- Four page unbound booklet of sheet music for the piano, composed by T. F. Rinehart, and published by Auburn Publishing Company of Auburn, Indiana. "Musical Supplement to the 'Charlotte Prohibitionist.' Charlotte, Mich., Friday, November 20th, 1885." The piece is in 6/8 time.
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a crowd of people departing the ferry landing on Belle Isle. A sign reads "Take This Side to the Boat". Printed on verso: Belle Isle Bridge, connecting the main land with Belle Isle, Detroit's largest pleasure spot is half a mile in length and spans the Detroit River at a height of 30 feet. It forms the connecting link over which thousands of pleasure seekers on foot, in carriages and automobiles pass on every pleasant day. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 26, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One receipt, dated October 27, 1869, issued by the "Collection Department of the Mercantile Agency of R. G. Dun & Co." It was printed in black text on white paper and indicated that Richmond & Backus Company was owed $53.54 from "H. W. Thomas, Holly, Mich."
- Date Issued:
- 1869-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Book titled "The Wonders of the World's Fair," commemorating the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, also known as the World's Columbian Exposition. The cover indicates that the book is Vol. 1, No. 1 of the Acme Series, and is dated Feb. 10, 1894. It also indicates that Acme Series is distributed weekly, and can be subscribed to for $13.00 per year. The cover also indicates that the book was printed by Macauley Bros., Booksellers and Stationers, located at 172 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. The page of the cover indicates that the book is Copyrighted 1894, by W.B. Gonkey Company, Chicago. Each of the book's 16 pages contains a black and white photograph of a building, attraction, or view from the World's Fair, with a short description. The 16 featured views are as follows: 1. "Columbian Fountain from the Rear." 2. "United States Government Building." 3. "The Illinois Building." 4. "The Agriculture Building." 5. "Machinery Hall." 6. "The Electricy Building." 7. "The Fisheries Building." 8. "The 'Farmer's Bridge.'" 9. "The Woman's Building." 10. "Looking Northeast frm the Government Building." 11. "Facade of the French Section." 12. "Statue of Columbus Taking Possession." 13. "Statue of California." 14. "The Irish Village." 15. "The United States Battle-ship Illinois." 16. "Samoan Girls." The back cover of the book features an advertisement for part 2 of the Wonders of the World's Fair series, which is to contain 16 additional photographic views of the World's Fair.
- Date Issued:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- One letter, dated January 12, 1870, from the Board of Supervisors of Saginaw County to the Richmond & Backus Company of Detroit. The letter was handwritten in black ink on white linen paper that has light blue lines and requested that the company furnish real estate record books for the county government.
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled, "General Arrangement of Sprinkler System, Main & Promenade Decks," for the passenger steamships, S.S. Greater Detroit and S.S. Greater Buffalo. The drawing shows plan views of the Main and Promenade decks along with the proposed layouts of sprinkler lines and sprinkler heads. The title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing was prepared by the "American Shipb'ld'g Co., Eng. [Engineering] Dept." at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot and is dated October 17, 1923. The plan number is shown as "65-197."
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One set of architectural "Specifications for Mr. John C. Garvey for a Brick Veneered and Frame Hotel Building Located on the Northeast Corner of Dix Ave. and Waterman St." The specifications (Job 241) are bound in a booklet that has two brass fasteners at the top. The cover is made of light brown paper that has a cloth backing and includes 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 88 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. John C. Garvey was the proprietor of the Michigan Central Stock Yards Hotel which was located at the corner of Dix Avenue and Waterman Street in southwest Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Miller, J. Lawson
- Description:
- Small hard-cover book, bound in a black cover with gold lettering, containing the Articles of Association, Articles of Re-Incorporation, the By-Laws of the Detroit Firemen's Fund Association, printed by Cornehl and Sons. "Property of Chief Martin Cooney, Supt. of Horses," is handwritten on a front flyleaf.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
