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- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting a model of an Eagle Boat used as a display float, viewed from off its port bow. The boat is surrounded by a canvas-like material simulating waves. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22178-5-21-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- 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:
- Large black and white photographic print depicting Mrs. William A. Crosby of Battle Creek (as identified on verso) riding in a two-wheeled carriage or chariot drawn by a team of four horses participating in the floral parade which the Women's Bi-Centennial Committee held as part of Detroit's bicentennial celebration in 1901. The bridles, harness, and the visible parts of the chariot are all decorated with flowers. A crowd stands along the edge of the street. A two story building and many trees are visible in the background. The plate which this image was printed from appears to have suffered silvering which has translated into this print.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- 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:
- Large black and white photographic print depicting a horse-drawn carriage decorated with flowers for the floral parade which the Women's Bi-Centennial Committee held as part of Detroit's bicentennial celebration in 1901. A man in a top hat holding a riding crop and a woman in a dress holding a parasol are in the carriage. A man and several women stand on the far side of the carriage, while a man in a cap walks behind it. "WC of 190" is visibly printed on the nearest horse's saddle blanket. A utility pole and a multistory building with several awnings are in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- 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:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting an Eagle Boat parade float, believed to have been built at the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, as taken from off its port quarter. Painted canvas hangs from the hull simulating waves. The float sits on a wooden platform supported by sawhorses, within a warehouse surrounded by crates. Lower right hand corner show number and date of photo: 23867-12-02-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- 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
- Description:
- Photograph. Mounted sepia-toned gelatin sliver print of a parade float that was part of the Floral Parade celebrating Detroit's bicentennial, held July 26, 1901. The float is mounted on a streetcar truck and decorated with foliage, a campfire made of light bulbs, a tepee, and a snowshoe suspended from three poles. A sign at the right end of the float notes "Pontiac's Conspiracy." The parade is moving along a residential street and two wood frame houses can be seen in the background, but the street name is not known. Two women and two young girls are visible in the background on the right. Partially visible on the far right is a man releasing the preceding float's trolley pole from the overhead wire.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
