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- Photograph. Sepia-toned gelatin silver photo of a parade float that was part of the Detroit Bi-Centenary Parade. The float is mounted on street car trucks and is decorated to show the industrial progress of the city. Six women are standing on the float and posing as statues. The words, "Greater Detroit, Industry, Commerce, and Science," can be seen on the float with "Detroit" spelled out in electric lights at the top. A sign at the right end of the float notes "20. Future City of the Straits." A man, woman, child, and policeman are standing to the right of the float. Handwriting on the verso notes "Prophetic Float - Greater Detroit in 2001."
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned gelatin silver photo of a parade float that was part of the Detroit Bi-Centenary Parade. The float consists of a wagon that is being drawn by two horses and has been decorated with two large art murals. (Presumably, there are similar murals on the opposite side.) There is an opening between the two murals where two men can be seen holding a chess board. Also, two men are standing at the front of the wagon to drive the horses. A sign at the top of the float notes "Vinton Company, Painters and Decorators." The parade is moving along a residential street and several houses and an apartment building are visible in the background. Three spectators are also visible in the distance behind the float.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- A mounted sepia-toned gelatin silver print of a float that was part of the Floral Parade celebrating Detroit's bicentennial, held July 26, 1901. The float is mounted on streetcar trucks and is decorated to depict a scene from Detroit's history. A sign on the float's front notes "18. The Three Flags." Atop, a float decorated like clouds and bearing three light bulb-filled starbursts, are three flag-bearing women representing France, Britain, and the United States. At the front, behind a shield decorated with four fleurs-de-lis stands a woman wearing a similarly decorated gown, and a crown, and waving the flag of the Bourbon family. The woman representing Britain sits at the center, wearing a crown, and waving, presumably, a Blue Ensign British flag. A woman in a striped dress, wearing a crown and waving an American flag before an eagle-topped shield stands at the rear of the float. A small crowd of spectators are visible in the background behind the float. The parade is moving along a residential street with houses and trees in the background, but the street name is not known.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- Photograph. A mounted sepia-toned gelatin silver print of a float that was part of the Floral Parade celebrating Detroit's bicentennial, held July 26, 1901. The float is mounted a streetcar truck and decorated to depict a scene from Detroit's history. An illuminated sign on the float's front notes "Fire 0f 1805." A central tower, a miniature two-dimensional skyline, and the city seal encircled by light bulbs rise up from the base of the float, decorated to resemble burning debris. More light bulbs are visible lining the interior of the float. The front of the float depicting "Cass Breaking his Sword" is visible on the far left. The parade is moving along a residential street with houses and trees in the background, but the street name is not known. A wood pile is in the foreground. Not pictured is the person dressed as the Nain Rouge who attended this float, as described in The Bi-Centenary of The Founding of Detroit on page 44.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned gelatin silver photo of a parade float that was part of the Detroit Bi-Centenary Parade. The float consists of a wagon that is decorated with an eagle and shield, two carved heads, floral garlands, and fleurs des lis. Six women, dressed in long white gowns and floral garlands, are seated in the wagon which is being drawn by four horses. The horses are covered with long white capes and garland, and each horse also wears a single feathery plume. Four men, dressed in colonial attire, are standing near the horses. A sign on the side of the wagon advertises "Freeman Delamater & Co." The parade is moving along a residential street and several houses are visible in the background, but the street name is not known.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned gelatin silver photo of a parade float that was part of the Detroit Bi-Centenary Parade. The float is mounted on a streetcar truck and decorated to depict a scene from Detroit's history. A sign at the right end of the float notes "15. Cass Breaking His Sword." Five men, dressed in military uniforms of the War of 1812, are standing near the center of the float which has a fort stockade and windmill on the left and a large rock on the right. The parade is moving along a residential street with houses and trees in the background, but the street name is not known. A man in an Indian costume is standing at the far left side of the photo.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned gelatin silver photo of a decorated horse drawn carriage that was part of the Detroit Bi-Centenary Parade. The carriage body and wheels are covered with artificial flowers. One man is seated in the driver's seat with three women and a girl seated in the back of the carriage. All are well-dressed and one of the women is holding a parasol. Many spectators can be seen in the background which appears to be a city park. Handwriting on the verso notes "Mrs. Sarah M. Dudley's Stanhope." (A Stanhope was a type of light carriage and was named after Henry FitzRoy Stanhope.)
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned gelatin silver photo of a parade float that was part of the Detroit Bi-Centenary Parade. The float consists of a decorated wagon that is being drawn by four horses and shows a small metal bathtub that is mounted above a giant metal bathtub. A sign on the side of the wagon advertises the "Day Metallic Mf'g. Co." One child is seated in the small bathtub, 4 children are standing in the giant bathtub, and six men are seated around the front of the wagon. The parade is moving along a residential street and several houses are visible in the background, but the street name is not known.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned gelatin silver photo of a parade float that was part of the Detroit Bi-Centenary Parade. The float consists of a decorated wagon that is being drawn by four horses and shows a tobacco curing barn with 6 people who are dressed as African-American sharecroppers. The barn and its surrounding picket fence are painted white and a sign on the wagon notes "Curing Tobacco in Old Kentucky for Scotten, Dillon Company." One driver is seated at the front of the float. The horses are wearing signs that note "Scotten, Dillon Company." A small crowd of spectators can be seen near the rear of the float. The parade is moving along a residential cobblestone street and several houses are visible in the background, but the street name is not known.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned gelatin silver photo of a parade float that was part of the Detroit Bi-Centenary Parade. The float is mounted on a streetcar truck and decorated with a throne and tapestries to depict the court of Louis XIV of France. Two men are standing on the float to represent Cadillac and his son. Three other men are standing near the throne to portray Louis XIV, a cardinal, and an advisor. A sign at the right end of the float notes "Cadillac before Louis XIV." The parade is moving along a residential street and several houses can be seen in the background but the street name is not known. Several spectators are standing behind the curb. Handwriting on the verso notes "Cadillac before Louis XIV, 1700."
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
