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- Description:
- Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company advertisement printed on cardstock, possibly intended as an ink blotter. Depicts a group of frogs singing Christmas carols into the microphone of a radio transmitter in a small shed, while another frog in a coat and a gnome stand outside. Several passenger steamers are in the snow in the distance. An insert depicts a family listening to the radio in a living room decorated for Christmas. An insert of a buffalo and a wreath around the D&C logo are also pictured. Text at lower left reads: Detroit. Michigan December 25, 1923 To Ticket Agents, Connecting Lines and Shippers: "Tune in" on our best wishes to you for a Merry Christmas and a bright and prosperous New Year. Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company General Offices: Detroit, Mich. A. A. Schantz, Pres. & Gen. Mgr. James T. McMillan, Vice-Pres. R.G. Stoddard, Gen. Pass. Agt.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Menu for the Washington's Birthday dinner at the Russell House, consisting of a half-folded sheet of off-white paper glued inside of a blue paper cover. The cover is printed with a half-tone portrait of George Washington, a green embossed image of the hotel's crest, and as a border composed of cherry trees, cherries, and axes. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner options are listed within along with a program of musical selections to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Sepia-toned group photograph taken of people sitting and standing on the porch of the home of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Russel in Grosse Pointe for a Fourth of July celebration. Several people are holding American flags. On the verso is a handwritten description "Picture taken July 4, 1891 on porch of house of Mr. & Mrs. George H. Russel, Grosse Pointe," along with the names of the people in the photograph: "Mr. & Mrs. E. A. Sumner, Charles B. King, Alice King, Madeline King, Bessie Wright, Mr. & Mrs. W. K. Anderson, Mr. & Mrs. John R. Russel, Miss Sarah Russel, Miss Anne D. Russel, Edward A. Sumner Jr., Anna Sumner, Mrs. James J. Shaw, George B. Russel, Albert Russel, Sallie Russel, Philip Russel, Raymond Russel, Catherine Russel, Francis Russel, Marian Russel, James A. Venable, Anne Anderson, Pally Anderson, Sue Anderson, Louis B. Wright, Catherine Clark Anderson, Bessie Venable, Walter Brandon, Mr. & Mrs. George H. Russel, George L. Courtney."
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Sheet of ten Red Cross Christmas Seals with a half-folded explanatory sheet. The stamps are printed with an image of Liberty holding a torch and shield, below a pattern of mistletoe and the Red Cross symbol. The sheet explains the stamps are a reward for involvement in the organization's Christmas Roll Call, and contains information on tuberculosis, some geared toward dealing with infected soldiers.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Medical/Dental/Pharmaceutical
- Description:
- Ribbon-bound menu and program booklet for Thanksgiving dinner at the Hotel Cadillac, held on November 28, 1895. The cover is off-white paper with hand-painted lavender and white flowers, and with a ivory-colored ribbon threaded through it diagonally terminating in a bow. The interior pages are printed on cardstock. A list of dishes offered is on the first page. The Swart Brothers are listed as the proprietors at the bottom of the page. A list of musical selections and dances to be performed is on the following page. "1895," is printed on the back cover in a decorative script.
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Ribbon-bound Russell House Independence Day dinner menu. The cover is red with an color illustration of a man in a long coat and a tricorn hat pulling a vertical rope, presumably to suggest the ringing of a bell. The booklet is bound at the top with red, white, and blue ribbon. A program of musical selection to be performed, is included inside along with the menu.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Three people in costume, standing by signs for Lansing's Silver Bells holiday event. At left is Anne Rau, in center is Alan Bobowski, and at right is Michael Getzmiller. All were staff of the Lansing Public Library.
- Date Created:
- 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Three people in Halloween costumes. Note on sleeve: "No. 343. Flash light at Raudebaugh's (Halloween). Oct. 31, 1904. Opr. Al--"
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lawrence Family Collection
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Two unidentified people in Halloween costumes, at the Ingham County Tuberculosis Sanatorium.
- Date Created:
- 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Ingham County Tuberculosis Sanatorium
