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- Description:
- Small book bound with a red cover containing information on the Federal Suffrage Amendment, the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense, the suffrage planks of several political parties, proverbs concerning banking and the weather, an interest table, populations of major cities, the order of presidential succession, automobile industry statistics, postage information, minimum legal weights for produce, an 82 year table for when Easter Sunday falls, a table of weights and measures, formulas for calculating the speed of pulleys, and how to use the exothermic reaction of lime in water to recover the body of someone who drowned, as well as forms to record vital personal statistics like weight and hat size, phone numbers, addresses, financial transactions, appointments and notes. Includes a small pencil with a metal cap in a pocket along the edge of the binding. Published by the National Woman Suffrage Publishing Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- One map entitled "The Rand-McNally New Commercial Atlas of the Great Lakes and Vicinity, Showing the Navigation Routes, Connecting Railroads and Principal Ports." The color map is printed across pages XVI and XVII of the "Commercial Atlas of America" and shows the entire Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Inset maps in the upper portion of the sheet show the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair area and also the Welland Canal. Tables in the upper portion give information about quantities of bulk cargo shipped along with a list of principal cities in the region. Printed text on the verso gives information about steamship lines, canals, railroads, and irrigation projects. The map is dated 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Map, "La Riviere Du Detroit Depuis le Lac Sainte Claire jusqu'au Lac Erie," published by Jacques Nicholas Bellin in 1764. The map, printed in French, shows the Detroit River, the northern portion of Lake Erie, the southern portion of Lake St. Clair, and surrounding land. An inset at lower right shows the "Plan Du Fort Du Detroit," with roads and some buildings labeled. The shoreline along the Detroit River is colored in yellow and green, and the buildings on the plan of Fort Detroit are colored in brick red.
- Date Issued:
- 1764-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Part of a series of anti-Prohibition trade cards which bear comical color lithographic prints and rhymes in support of alcohol, provided "compliments of George H. Gies, 16 Monroe Avenue, Detroit, Mich.," a wine and liquor vendor, and printed by the Compton Lithograph Company of St. Louis. This card depicts a man with a beard and a green suit seated at a table. He holds a glass of beer and a cigar. A hat and newspaper are on the table before him. "Against Prohibition No. 5. Refreshing Beer gives strength and health / And smooths the rugged road to wealth," is printed below. The verso appears to bear an advertisement for George H. Gies' store beneath a layer of backing material glued onto the card.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Detroit Young Men's Christian Association membership card issued to George W. Drennan, dated December 20, 1921. The card is double-sided with a logo and printed signature of General Secretary A. G. Studer on the recto, and Drennan's name, number, date joined, and the printed signature of Executive Secretary Arthur W. Lumley on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- One folio series entitled, "Detroit Illustrated," that was published in 14 parts by H. R. Page & Company of Chicago. This folio, Part Six, has a gray/green paper cover that is printed in brown text. There are twelve interior pages which include printed text and sepia-toned photographic images that are entitled as follows: Residences of Andrew Cooley and Dr. George Duffield West Boulevard, Looking North Residence of W. H. Thayer Residence of Henry Russel Detroit Lead Pipe and Sheet Lead Works East Congress Street from Beaubien Street Scene in Elmwood Cemetery Detroit Museum of Art Scene in Elmwood Water Works Scene in Woodmere Cemetery Washington Avenue - Bishop Foley's Reception Residence of W. F. Hauxhurst Residence of Henry A. Wetzel Entrance to Elmwood Cemetery.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Program for the first Annual Championship Games of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United State held on the grounds of the Detroit Athletic Club on September 19, 1888. The program is bound in a yellow paper cover with decorative lettering for the title. Within are lists of committee members, board members, and officers responsible of the day, as well as schedules and lists of competitors for various track and field events: 100 yards run, 120 yards hurdle, one mile walk, one mile run, 220 yards run, two mile bicycle race, 220 yards hurdle race, three mile walk, 440 yards run, 880 yards run, five mile run, running high jump, tug of war, 16 pound shot put, running long jump, 16 pound hammer throw, pole vault, and 56 pound weight throw. In addition there are numerous illustrated advertisements.
- Date Issued:
- 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Schedule booklet for the Detroit Merchants and Manufacturers First Michigan Trip beginning November 28th, and ending December 2nd, 1898. A passage inside the booklet explains the purpose of the trip to being to allow members of the Detroit Merchants and Manufacturers Exchange to meet their customers around the state. The Michigan Central Railroad Depot on the corner of Third Avenue and Jefferson Avenue is pictured on the cover. The itinerary within lists arrival and departure times for the towns along the route. The itinerary uses the Michigan Central Railroad, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, Grand Trunk Railroad, Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad, and the Detroit, Grand Rapids and Western Railroad. The booklet is bound with both staples and glue.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Ballou's Pictorial, Vol. X, No. 15 - Whole No. 249 dated Saturday, April 12, 1856. 16 pages numbered 225 through 240. Newspaper contains etchings, articles, and story chapters. The front page features an etching of Jefferson Avenue captioned "Central View in Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan." The etching features a view of Jefferson Avenue with many people and horse-drawn carriages in the foreground and a view of the river in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1856-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Map, "Plan of Detroit," from page 80 of Mitchell's New General Atlas, "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1879 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington." The map shows the City of Detroit, separated into 10 wards with green, pink, and yellow shading. The map is bound to the west by Twenty Fourth Street, to the south by the Detroit River, to the east by Mt. Elliott Avenue, and to the north by Holden Road (near what is now I-94). In addition to roads, the map also indicates railroad lines, including Michigan Central R.R., Grand Trunk R.R., Detroit Monroe & Toledo R.R., and Detroit & Milwaukee R.R. The reverse side of the page features page 79 of Mitchell's New General Atlas, which contains a portion of a map of Michigan.
- Date Issued:
- 1879-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
