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- Invitation to the Sixth Annual Ball of the Marine Engineers' Association held at Phoenix Hall on January 14, 1880. The invitation was printed in blue and gold on beige paper by W.S. Ostler of 66 Griswold Street. A sidewheel paddle boat is printed on the front, and images of a woman holding an umbrella and fanning herself and an array of large leaves in a planter are inside.
- Date Issued:
- 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Program for a benefit performance of "The Talk of the Town," for the Franklin Street Settlement Day Nursery and Kindergarten held at the Light Guard Armory on February 1st and 2nd, 1909. A photo of the Franklin Street Settlement Day Nursery and Kindergarten with the Franklin Street Settlement House in the background is printed on the cover. The actual program is printed in small boxes in the center of each page, surrounded by advertisements for Detroit businesses. "Press of Franklin, West, Detroit," is printed on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Eight page Program for the 32nd Annual Convention of the Michigan Equal Suffrage Association held from March 25th to 27th, 1918 in the Hotel Statler. Lists the committee members, including a lengthy roster of honorary committee members, as well as the order of speakers. Many of the suffragists are addressed by their husband's full names.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- One brown soft map cover marked "Belle Isle Illustrated. A Descriptive Map and Guide". The front cover is also printed with "Compliments of Union Trust Company". Published by Silas Farmer and Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- One map sheet entitled "Part of Wards 11 & 13, Detroit." The map (Plate 9) covers an area bounded by the Detroit River on the south, Joseph Campau Avenue on the west, McDougall Street on the north, and Mt. Elliott Avenue on the east. It is drawn at a scale of 1 inch = 200 feet and is printed in black, green, pale red, and pale yellow ink. It shows streets, houses, lots, lot numbers, water mains, commercial buildings, factories, and railroads. Inset maps of Elmwood and Mt. Elliott Cemeteries are shown in the upper left corner of the sheet. The map sheet was part of the "Atlas of the City of Detroit and Suburbs" which was published in 1885 in New York by Elisha Robinson and Roger H. Pidgeon.
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print depicting a man and woman standing on a rustic bridge in Palmer Park. Handwritten on verso: MB & D. Gunther one Sunday in Palmer Park - Dec. 1923
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Black and white photo of two blurred figures riding in a canoe past a small island that forks one of the canals on Belle Isle. A building with a steep gable roof stands behind some bushes on the right. "#556 May 21 1904, Thro' the Woods, Blurred Canoe, Belle Isle," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned photographic print of a parade of canoes on one of Belle Isle's lakes. Several of the canoes on the right are tied together in a chain, wrapped in fabric, and decorated with streamers and garland. Canoeists paddle their canoes separately on the left. A figure on the on the shore in the background on the left appears to be aiding in raising or taking down a tent. Several other park-goers are visible around the banks of the lake.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photographic print of the eastern face of the Belle Isle Casino. Chairs are set up on the plaza around its base, and a small shack stands in the foreground.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Black and white panoramic photograph, "Ceremony of 'Turning the Sod' of the New Masonic Temple" on Thanksgiving Day, 1920. The photograph was taken from the intersection of 2nd Ave. and Bagg (now Temple) Street with a view to the northwest. It shows a large crowd of masons, photographers, and other spectators watching as the first sod is turned for the Detroit Masonic Temple. Masonic lodges present include the Detroit Lodge, the Ashlar Lodge, the Schiller Lodge, the Zion Lodge, and the Union Lodge. Most Worshipful Grand Master Ira A. Beck is shown turning the first sod at center left. Standing around Beck are, from left to right: Bro. Frederick A. Cook, master of ceremonies, Bro. John H. Hanna, grand marshall, Bro. John B. Corliss, 33° orator of the day, Bro. Lewis R. Gorton, 33° chairman of the invitation committee, Bro. Wm. H. Reynolds, president of the Masonic Temple Association, and Bro. George W. Graves, custodian of the silver spade. Behind them is an American flag-draped dais with other distinguished masons and guest. Of note is an early Magnavox loudspeaker in the center of the dais. The photograph is in a frame with plaque reading "Presented to Detroit Historical Society by Carl Rosenfield 1920-1953"
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
