Single page from Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, dated November 11, 1856, pgs

Description:

Single page from Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, dated November 11, 1856, pgs. 281-282. Page 281 features three Detroit-related etchings. The etching on the top left depicts a Post Office on Woodward Avenue, with pedestrians walking on the sidewalk and a horse drawn carriage in the street. The etching in the center on the right depicts St. Ann's Church at the corner of Larned and Bates Street, with a woman and child walking along the sidewalk and a child playing with a dog in the street. The etching on the bottom left depicts Odd Fellow's Hall on Woodward Avenue, with grocery, drug, and hardware stores also depicted. The verso, page 282, contains a poem titled "A Memory," by Eliza F. Moriarty, and a story titled "Too Miserable by Half," by Herbert Linton.

Date Issued:

1856-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Collection:

General History

Subject Topic:

Ballou's Pictorial, Post Office, St. Ann's Church, Odd Fellow's Hall, Woodward Avenue, Larned Street, and Bates Street

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/B90A8785-EC88-487A-8AD4-472204712370