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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Washington Arcade Building from Woodward Avenue, with two bicycles and a parked automobile in front. Business storefronts that are visible include: C. W. Warren & Co. (Charles W. Warren & Co.) and the Peoples State Bank. Printed on verso: The Washington Arcade Building - On Woodward Avenue near Grand Circus Park is one of the many handsome office structures to be found in this part of the city. It extends from Woodward Avenue through to Washington Boulevard and was erected by Frank J. Hecker in 1901. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Mar 10, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled, "Fort Wayne - Plans, Elevation, and Section of Offices, Bakery, Guard, Store, and Washing Rooms." The drawing shows front and end elevations views of the building as well as plan views of the three floors. Handwritten text beneath the title shows "drawn by D. R. Bell, Eng'r. Dept., Wash't., 1850." A handwritten note in the lower right corner of the sheet shows "Gift from A.S.C.E. [American Society of Civil Engineers], R. A. Briggs."
- Date Issued:
- 1850-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- Description:
- One booklet entitled "Specifications for Storage and Service Stock Building, Clark Avenue - Cadillac Plant, Detroit, Michigan, General Motors Corporation." The booklet consists of 78 pages that of typewritten specifications (carbon copy) for the construction of a four story building at the Clark Avenue Cadillac automotive assembly plant in Detroit. A black ink stamp on the cover page shows "Received Nov. 5, 1919, Dupont Eng. Co., Cadillac Plant, Detroit." The booklet pages are bound with two brass fasteners at the top. Five additional pages, Bulletin Nos. 1-5, are attached at the end of the booklet with two metal paper clips.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Industrial History
- Description:
- One print entitled "Detroit and Its Water Front In 1887." The print consist of a black and white drawing that shows an elevated view of city, looking northward along Woodward Avenue just south of Jefferson Avenue. The drawing was a supplement to the Detroit Evening Journal on May 7, 1887. A separate engraved drawing along the bottom of the sheet shows a view of the waterfront with many different types of sail and steam vessels on the river. Printed text in the lower left corner shows "Photo-Electrotype Eng. Co., New York."
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned photo showing a 2-story brick police station building. The station (5th Precinct) was located on Trumbull Avenue near the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Church Street. "Trumbull Ave." street signs are visible on the left and right corners of the building and three faces can be seen in the windows to the left of the doorway. The photo was probably taken in early spring since buds are just becoming visible on the trees in front of the station. The "Flour, Grain & Mill Feed" business of A. H. Zink can be seen on Church Street to the right of the police station as well as the adjacent harness shop of Frank Joyce. The horse-drawn delivery wagon of Malcomson Bros. Grocers is parked in front of the two previously-mentioned businesses. Michigan Avenue runs behind the police station building and short sections of the road are visible at the far left and far right sides of the photo.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Police Department
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned photo showing 24 policemen who are seated or standing along the exterior wall of a brick and wood-frame building. All of the men are wearing uniforms except for one who is wearing a dark suit and overcoat and is seated near the center of the photo. Printed text above the photo shows "Delray Police Station, April 1st 1906." Names of the policemen are printed beneath the photo as follows (left to right, back row): "E. Watson, signal officer; E. F. Hasting, patrolman; F. Weibel, patrolman; A. A. Coats, patrolman; A. Schoenrath, patrolman; P. O'Grady, patrolman; D. Gordon, patrolman; R. Weir, patrolman; E. Hays, signal officer." (left to right, middle row): "W. Farris, doorman; Wm. A. Gerold, patrolman; W. C. Degner, patrolman; F. Reskey, patrolman; F. Tesky, patrolman; L. H. Sterling, patrolman; D. Thomas, driver; H. Purcell, mounted patrolman." (left to right, front row): "J. Matteson, sergeant; L. C. Vermette, lieutenant; J. J. Downey, superintendent; P. W. Smith, commissioner; F. A. Newberry, captain; J. W. Wozniak, sergeant; T. Regan, sergeant."
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Police Department
- Description:
- One architectural drawing entitled "Riopelle St. Elevation" and "Transverse Section." The drawing (Job 247) consists of red and black ink on linen and shows a front elevation view and interior cross-section view of a 3-story commercial building located on Riopelle Street. The proposed building was designed for "Mrs. Mary Schmitt, Owner, Detroit, Michigan," and included two storefronts on the ground floor. This drawing, shown at a scale of 1/4 inch = 1 foot, was part of a set of eight sheets that were prepared by "J. Lawson Miller, Architect, Detroit, Michigan." A red ink stamp in the lower left corner of the sheet shows "Department of Buildings, City of Detroit. Oct. 23, 1912, Plans Examined and Approved by H. C. Slater."
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Miller, J. Lawson
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Young Woman's Home from the corner of Clifford and W Adams Streets. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Oct 22, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One open page of a newspaper showing a picture collage entitled "The City of Detroit." The open page shows engraved drawings that are printed in black ink on slightly yellowed newspaper. The drawings are printed across pages 602 and 603 of the September 20, 1880, issue of "The Daily Graphic" newspaper of New York. The seventeen drawings show various downtown streets, businesses, churches, public buildings, and the Detroit Riverfront. A numbered index along the bottom of the page identifies all of the drawings.
- Date Issued:
- 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo showing a 2-story brick police station building on Gratiot Avenue.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Police Department
