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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Detroit Public Library and Library Park from the corner of Farmer Street and Gratiot Avenue, with commercial buildings in the background including the Library Park Hotel. Pedestrians, streetcars and parked cars are on the street. Printed on verso: Public Library Square, Detroit, Mich. The Detroit Public Library - Situated at Gratiot Avenue and Farmer Street, was built in 1875 and contains 200,000 volumes. It is conducted by a board, appointed by the board of education. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 8, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Hurlbut Library, a dock, and a sailing ship in Water Works Park. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 7, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an aerial view of Water Works Park, with the Hurlbut Library, roads, trees and waterways visible. In the background is a ship on the Detroit River and Ontario beyond. Printed on verso: Birds'-Eye View, Water Works Park. The 72-acre plot of ground on Jefferson Avenue, owned by the city and partially occupied by its water works pumping station, has been made one of Detroit's beauty spots. The water supply is pumped through a long tunnel from the intake pipe in Lake St. Clair to the distributing point. The ponderous machinery can pump 102,000,000 gallons of water in 24 hours. This view was taken from the tower, showing the library in lower left hand corner and Belle Isle in the distance. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 16, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Detroit Public Library and Library Park from the corner of Library Street and Gratiot Avenue, with commercial buildings in the background including Crowley Milner Co. Pedestrians, streetcars and parked cars are on the street. Printed on verso: View Around Library Park, corner Farmer and Gratiot, showing the Detroit Public Library, which is situation at Gratiot Avenue, Farmer Street and Library Park, was built in 1875 and contains 200,000 volumes. It is conducted by a board, appointed by the Board of Education. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 17, 1920.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Y.M.C.A., City Hall, State Capitol by night, High School, Industrial School, Women's Building, M.A.C., Library at M.A.C., Agricultural College at M.A.C., REO Motor Car Co., The Sparrow Hospital, Public Library, Bathing at Pine Lake, East Side Park, Wells Hall, Michigan Agricultural College,
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- J. C. Penney Company is on the right on the corner. On the left, on the south side of West Kalamazoo is the Ritzee Hamburger No. 2 Restaurant, Larry's Barber Shop and the Clarence H. Rosa Public Library. The trees in the background are part of Reutter Park at South Capitol Avenue and West Kalamazoo Street.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- City Hall, Post Office, Y.M.C.A., State Capitol, Hotel Olds, State Office Building, REO Motor Car Co., Oak Park, Country Club, Woman's Building, M.A.C., Industrial School, Gymnasium of M.A.C., Hotel Downey, Olds Motor Co., Pavilion, Potter Park, Prudden Building, R.E. Olds Hall of Engineering, M.A.C., Public Library, St. Lawrence Hospital.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- State Capitol, Lansing State Savings Bank, Y.M.C.A., City Hall, East Side Park, Pine Lake, Library at M.A.C., Wells Hall, Michigan Agricultural College, Agriculture Building, M.A.C., Women's Building, M.A.C., Industrial School, High School, REO Motor Car Co., Sparrow Hospital, State Capitol, Public Library, Auto Body Co. Plant, Elks Home, Michigan Avenue Bridge, W.K. Prudden Auditorium, M.A.C. Campus, Michigan Avenue, Post Office.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- The J. C. Penney Company and the Lansing Public Library can be seen in the background.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Hurlbut Library, a dock, and a sailing ship in Water Works Park. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 7, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society