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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an auto parked before a washed-out road, while the driver stands alongside. Printed on verso: A river to cross - a raging torrent after a Kansas thunderstorm - and no bridge. A stop; a photograph to prove it; a plunge and the sturdy waterproof E-M-F "30" rushed her passengers over in a twinkling. Water was two feet deep, but it didn't reach the carburetor or magneto - Meinzinger says he knows now how the Israelites crossed the Red Sea dry shod - they rushed it so the water had to pile up on either side and didn't get back until they were on the other bank.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One postcard entitled "Detroit - The Automobile Capital of the World." The postcard has two color images of downtown Detroit buildings with a black and white drawing of an automobile in the foreground. The image on the right is a view of Campus Martius, including City Hall, the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Hammond Building, Guardian Building, and Penobscot Building. On the right is a view of Washington Boulevard with the David Whitney Building on the immediate left. The number, "37," is shown in the upper right corner of the postcard. Printed blue text on the verso shows "Situated of the banks of the Detroit River, directly across from Canada is America's industrial giant, Detroit. With a population of over 1,500,000, it is fourth largest in the United States. It has over 2,300 industrial plants, and yet is a city of warmth, culture, and good entertainment." Additional printed text shows "Pub. By Arcadia Greeting Card Co., Detroit, Michigan." and "A 'Colourpicture' Publication, Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A."
- Date Issued:
- 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photographic postcard depicting men, women, and children in a Metropolitan Sight-Seeing Car. Text on the side of the vehicle reads "Headquarters Oxford Hotel". A banner on the side of the vehicle reads "Detroit, Belle Isle, Water Works and Gladwin Park." Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 5 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo taken to document the pavement at John R Street and Farnsworth Street. A man sits in an early automobile, stopped alongside the curb, where four girls and a boy wait. A dark wooden shed with double doors across the sidewalk behind them. In the background, on the right, two women stand beside an open window. A manhole is in the street in the foreground. "July 20th, 1903. Schwartz casr[?], John R. + Farnsworth there had not been any change in the pavement. F.S.Q." is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting the finish line at The Vanderbilt Cup Race on Hempstead Plains, Long Island, New York. A blurred car and a grandstand filled with spectators are in view.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting two images. The bottom image shows a parked omnibus full of people, and the top image shows the A.C. Dietsche business at the corner of Woodward Avenue and Larned Street, with a tour bus parked in front. Signs read "Detroit Souvenirs", "Post Cards", and "Booklets, Valentines". Printed on verso: Dietsche's sight-seeing autos afford visitors a quick, restful and inexpensive way of seeing Detroit and its famous Belle Isle Park, the most magnificent island park in this country, its beautiful river, grand boulevards, handsome residences and great buildings. Competent lecturers point out and explain all points of interest. Cars leave waiting room, 83 Woodward Avenue, corner Larned Street, every hour. Special service and prices to conventions and large parties. Phones Main 1029. City 2656
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photographic postcard depicting a sightseeing bus full of people. A label reads "City, Belle Isle & Water Works Park Car". The verso is divided and unused.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photo of Henry B. Joy (second from left), and three other men posing in front of a Packard testing car in in San Francisco on June 22, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print taken inside depicting a directory of names, numbers, and addresses.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 8x10 black and white photograph from glass negative of 1899 Packard Number Four or Packard Number Five on country road. Inscribed on photo back: Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster, fitted with a 2-person dos-a-dos seat mounted on rear deck. Body by Morgan & Williams, Warren, Ohio. Car has H-gate shift box. Cars Number Four and Number Five were almost identical. The latter was sold on Feb. 3, 1900 to George D. Kirkham, a Warren, Ohio businessman residing on Park Ave., one block south of Packard Works.
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are located in the Special Collections at the Detroit Public Library. Additional items that were not digitized may also be available. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
