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- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned photo of a double-deck horse-drawn omnibus loaded with passengers. Nineteen men sit or stand among the forward-facing seating on the top deck. Six men sit in the two compartments on the lower deck, the rear having longitudinal seating, and the front having front and back facing seats. Several of the passengers wear ribbons and medals on their jackets. Two drivers sit in the front bench. A brick building stands in the background, and portions of neighboring stone building and a moss covered building are visible along the right and left edges of the frame. "Stevenson type carriage" and "Detroit Cart #384" are handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Transportation
- Description:
- Black and white photo of City Hall and the Majestic Building as taken from a window of the Russell House to the southeast. Woodmere, Brush, and Woodward line streetcars are in Campus Martius, including cars 386 and 290. A horse-drawn cart carrying several large potted ferns is on Ford Street beside City Hall's lawn. Several horse-drawn carriages are on Woodward in front of City Hall. A man in a white suit picks up horse droppings in the intersection of Woodward and Ford using a large scoop and a shovel. A moonlight tower stands on the south corner of Woodward and Michigan Avenue. Signs for C.A. Shafer are posted on the side of the Majestic Building. A mimeographed caption is on the verso, along with an impression of a photo of William C. Maybury: This picture was taken in the central business portion of the city of Detroit from a window of a hotel known as the Russell House.. The hotel is situated on the South East corner of Woodward Avenue and Cadillac Square. The photograph is made from a negative taken in the fall of 1900 and is a fairly good representation of exterior photography, at this date. The photograph was made by C.M. Hayes and Co., a firm engaged in general photography.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white printed of a pair of horses pulling a carriage with Fox Creek in the foreground. A field extends in the background, and a barn is visible in the distance. "#564 Bus on Fox Creek, June 19, 1904," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Transportation
- 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:
- 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:
- 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
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned photo of a double-deck horse-drawn omnibus loaded with passengers. Nineteen men sit or stand among the forward-facing seating on the top deck. Six men sit in the two compartments on the lower deck, the rear having longitudinal seating, and the front having front and back facing seats. Several of the passengers wear ribbons and medals on their jackets. Two drivers sit in the front bench. A brick building stands in the background, and portions of neighboring stone building and a moss covered building are visible along the right and left edges of the frame. "Stevenson type carriage" and "Detroit Cart #384" are handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white printed of a pair of horses pulling a carriage with Fox Creek in the foreground. A field extends in the background, and a barn is visible in the distance. "#564 Bus on Fox Creek, June 19, 1904," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photo of City Hall and the Majestic Building as taken from a window of the Russell House to the southeast. Woodmere, Brush, and Woodward line streetcars are in Campus Martius, including cars 386 and 290. A horse-drawn cart carrying several large potted ferns is on Ford Street beside City Hall's lawn. Several horse-drawn carriages are on Woodward in front of City Hall. A man in a white suit picks up horse droppings in the intersection of Woodward and Ford using a large scoop and a shovel. A moonlight tower stands on the south corner of Woodward and Michigan Avenue. Signs for C.A. Shafer are posted on the side of the Majestic Building. A mimeographed caption is on the verso, along with an impression of a photo of William C. Maybury: This picture was taken in the central business portion of the city of Detroit from a window of a hotel known as the Russell House.. The hotel is situated on the South East corner of Woodward Avenue and Cadillac Square. The photograph is made from a negative taken in the fall of 1900 and is a fairly good representation of exterior photography, at this date. The photograph was made by C.M. Hayes and Co., a firm engaged in general photography.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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