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- Color postcard depicting a floral design in Grand Circus Park arranged to read "In Detroit Live is Worth Living", with trees and people seated on benches in the background. Printed on verso: In Detroit Life is Worth Living. This floral display is located in East Grand Circus Park, the oldest of Detroit's breathing grounds, is situated almost in the center of the city's retail district. Magnificent shade trees are everywhere, real monarchs of the forest that started to grow even before a white man set his foot on what is now the State of Michigan. The Park was set aside in 1854 under the general redistricting of the city. In the foreground Detroit's slogan is brought out very prominently in beautifully colored foliage. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Nov 20, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Washington Boulevard from Grand Circus Park, with the Detroit Conservatory of Music covered in ivy visible as the first of a row of houses in the background. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Feb 7, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Griswold Street, facing northwest. Business signs read "Kinsel Drugs", "Dr. Adams Cut Rate Painless Dentists", "People's Outfitting Co., It's Easy to Pay The . . . People's Way", "SHAC Believes Headache", "Gorman Hats", and "Wayne County and Home Savings Bank". In the background is the Cadillac Hotel. Printed on verso: Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Mich. Michigan Avenue is the old Chicago road through the State. Begins at City Hall and ends in Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Oct 24, 1924.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Band Stand on a bridge over a canal on Belle Isle. Many people are seated along both shorelines and canoes fill the canal. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Nov 26, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting a view along Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, facing north towards a ferry in the Detroit River. Commercial buildings and pedestrians line the street. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Jun 6, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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 Jun 22, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic postcard depicting a fountain in Capitol Park, with pedestrians, buildings and a view down Griswold Street in the background. A sign reads, "John Winter & Co. General Insurance". Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Mar 23, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Museum of Art on Jefferson Avenue. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 7, 1907. "No. 114 A. C. Dietsche, Detroit, Mich. and Frankfort, Germany," is printed along the left edge of the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an illustration of a 1912 Packard in front of a house decorated for Christmas. Printed on recto: 1912 Packard Landaulet 4 cyl. 18 HP; From a painting by Leslie Saalburg; Car on display at L. I. Auto Museum Southampton, New York©. Printed on verso: Gift Suggestion: May I suggest a set of our fine ANTIQUE AUTO PRINTS for that hard to please friend or relative. Drop me a card and I will send you a folder. HENRY A CLARK JR, Long Island Auto Museum, Southampton, NY. Postmarked Dec. 10, 1954.
- Date Issued:
- 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting the entrance and window displays of Walk-Over Shoe at 153 Woodward Avenue. The verso is undivided.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
