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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of Grand Circus Park facing west, with the Church of Our Father, Hotel Tuller, Hotel Charlevoix, and Fine Arts Building in the background. Printed on verso: Grand Circus Park is one of the many beauty spots to be found in the down-town section of the city. The park is surrounded by a number of magnificent buildings, and reading from left to right is the Michigan Conservatory of Music, Church of Our Father, Hotel Tuller, the Charlevoix Apartments and Fine Arts Building. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 11, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Soft cover booklet containing a transcript of eulogies for the late Zachariah Chandler, delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives on Wednesday, January 28, 1880.
- Date Issued:
- 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Receipt for equipment issued to Lt. C.H. Curtiss. The receipt contains the item type and quantity of materials which are being transferred.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Florentine Room in the Hotel Addison. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 26, 1922.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Five Dollar note issued by the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad Bank, dated August 1, 1853, hand-numbered 1671, and signed by the company's president Addison Comstock and another person with an illegible signature representing Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear, and Company. An engraving of Franklin Pierce is in the center of the note. At each of the upper corners, a seated woman supports an oval shaped field containing the number 5. The woman on the left holds a sickle and sits next to a sheaf of wheat. The woman on the right sits atop a barrel, and the masts of a sailing ship are visible over her shoulder in the distance. The verso is blank except for a pair of backwards red number 5's.
- Date Issued:
- 1853-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Transportation
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Cedar Mound on Belle Isle, with people canoeing on the canal in the foreground and people standing along the shore. Printed on verso: Cedar Mount, Waterfall and Canoes, Belle Isle. Belle Isle is in the Detroit River, between Detroit and Windsor, Canada. The Island contains 702 acres and is entirely covered with one of the most beautiful parks in the United States, having some 21 miles of Macadam Roads a magnificent Casino; Pavilions; Boat Houses; Aquarium; Horticultural Hall and Zoological Gardens. The Island was purchased by Detroit in 1879 and has since then expended $1,600,000 in beautifying it. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Oct 19, 1922.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- "Number 4, Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Co. First Mortgage, 5 Per Cent, $5000 Registered Gold Bond" (4 of 30). The bond is printed in printed in red, green, and black ink on white paper that is watermarked "Broun-Green Beaver Bond." It has a decorative engraved green border with engraved images at the top that depict Lady Liberty and other figures that represent American industry and a bountiful harvest. Black, Old-English style text shows the company name, "Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Co." and lists the terms of the bond issuance and repayment. The bond has been signed by "Harris T. Dunbar, President," and "Frederick C. Slee, Secretary," and is dated March 15, 1904. The 20-year bonds were due for repayment on March 15, 1924. A round, embossed company seal is located near the lower left corner of the bond. The verso contains blank spaces which have handwritten text that show the date and name in whom the bond was registered along with the signature of the company Treasurer. Other handwritten text and notes showed subsequent bond ownership reassignments with signatures.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Friedrich Schiller monument by Herman N. Matzen on Belle Isle. In the background is the Detroit Yacht Club. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Oct 5, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company catalog; front cover has a picture of yellow and white flowers, with "Bulbs and Seeds Autumn 1898" at top and "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." at bottom; back cover has a picture of a yellow and white flowers that is different from the front cover, with "Bulbs and Seeds Autumn 1898" at top and "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." at bottom; inside are descriptions of various plants with prices; black and white pictures and photographs; Calvert Lithograph Company. Detroit
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Sheet music for the song "Ev'ry Sammy Needs His Smokin' Overthere", lyric by Richard W. Pascoe, music by Monte Carlo and Alma M. Sanders, dedicated to the U.S. Soldiers Tobacco Fund, published by the Delta Publishing Co. Cover illustrated by Lew W. Tower and features a photo image of Eddie McGrath. The back cover features an editor's notice by Duke Wellington from The Detroit Free Press about the newspaper's Tobacco Fund.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Music
