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- Description:
- Color reproduction of painting by Robert Hopkin, "Detroit in Cadillac's Time," from data sourced by C.M. Burton. Depicts palisaded fort on high ground with several small vessels at shore below; forested background. Printed copyright statement reads "Copyright, 1901, Charles B. Parsons, Detroit, Mich." Printed text on lower left reads, "Press of Winn & Hammond, Detroit, Mich. Printed text in center reads "Detroit in Cadillac's Time. Painted by Robert Hopkin, from data furnished by C.M. Burton." Printed text on lower right reads, "By Permission of Detroit Monthly (July Number.)" On the verso is an advertisement for Winn and Hammond.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Detroit Fire Department active duty certificate, engraved by Capewell and Kimmel, and issued to Andrew Werbecht on July 31, 1854. The document bears the signatures of President Jerome Croul, Treasurer Alexander Paton, and Secretary Benjamin Vernor, beside a corroded metallic embossed Fire Department of the City of Detroit seal. Illustrations, purportedly hand colored by Robert Hopkin, of uniformed firefighters, an early fire apparatus and firefighting equipment, the seal of the State of Michigan, and Neptune flanked by two winged monsters are bordered by scrollwork. The number "12" has been added to the helmets of the firefighters and to the apparatus, likely indicating Werbecht's involvement in Woodbridge Fire Company No. 12. The certificate is mounted on linen.
- Date Issued:
- 1857-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Souvenir Catalogue from an exhibit of Robert Hopkins paintings at the Detroit Museum of Art. The 85 exhibited paintings are listed within, and several black and white images of them are included. "Price List," has been handwritten on the cover, and notes have been made beside many entries indicating which have been sold and who purchased them.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Catalog containing biographical information, pictures of Hopkin paintings, and list of paintings exhibited in the galleries of Hanna and Noyes on the east side of Grand Circus Park. Robert Hopkin's name is written on the second blank page in the beginning, indicating that this was his copy.
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Detroit Fire Department active duty certificate, engraved by Capewell and Kimmel, and issued to Andrew Werbecht on July 31, 1854. The document bears the signatures of President Jerome Croul, Treasurer Alexander Paton, and Secretary Benjamin Vernor, beside a corroded metallic embossed Fire Department of the City of Detroit seal. Illustrations, purportedly hand colored by Robert Hopkin, of uniformed firefighters, an early fire apparatus and firefighting equipment, the seal of the State of Michigan, and Neptune flanked by two winged monsters are bordered by scrollwork. The number "12" has been added to the helmets of the firefighters and to the apparatus, likely indicating Werbecht's involvement in Woodbridge Fire Company No. 12. The certificate is mounted on linen.
- Date Issued:
- 1857-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Souvenir Catalogue from an exhibit of Robert Hopkins paintings at the Detroit Museum of Art. The 85 exhibited paintings are listed within, and several black and white images of them are included. "Price List," has been handwritten on the cover, and notes have been made beside many entries indicating which have been sold and who purchased them.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog containing biographical information, pictures of Hopkin paintings, and list of paintings exhibited in the galleries of Hanna and Noyes on the east side of Grand Circus Park. Robert Hopkin's name is written on the second blank page in the beginning, indicating that this was his copy.
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color reproduction of painting by Robert Hopkin, "Detroit in Cadillac's Time," from data sourced by C.M. Burton. Depicts palisaded fort on high ground with several small vessels at shore below; forested background. Printed copyright statement reads "Copyright, 1901, Charles B. Parsons, Detroit, Mich." Printed text on lower left reads, "Press of Winn & Hammond, Detroit, Mich. Printed text in center reads "Detroit in Cadillac's Time. Painted by Robert Hopkin, from data furnished by C.M. Burton." Printed text on lower right reads, "By Permission of Detroit Monthly (July Number.)" On the verso is an advertisement for Winn and Hammond.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society