Search Constraints
« Previous |
61 - 70 of 184
|
Next »
Search Results
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photographic print depicting the ice fountain on Washington Boulevard by Michigan Avenue, as viewed facing north. The Book Building prior to the addition of the Book Tower rises in the background. "Frozen fountain in Washington Blvd park, Winter 1918," handwritten on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Sepia-toned print negative depicting a group of men shoveling a hay stack into a horse-drawn hay press built by Sandwich Manufacturing. "D/Streets-Grand Blvd east, Palmer + McDougall, 1897" handwritten on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Sepia-toned street view photograph, mounted on board, of a plank sidewalk in disarray which was located at 427 Hancock East. A bicycle is adjacent to the sidewalk and a home visible in the background is surrounded by foliage. Written on the verso, "Sept. 4th 1901, Mrs. C. Evans, 427 Hancock E., Looking east on the west side of 31st just south of Warren Ave. F.S.Q".
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of the A. Krolik Company roof and water tower. Two men, John Mc Gaw and Dallas Shefler, stand in front of the water tower. Written on the verso, "John Mc Gaw & Dallas Shefler on Krolik's roof, 1919, Krolik Wholesale Company."
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Mounted, sepia-toned photographic print depicting the Opera House following the fire that consumed it in 1897. Much of the Opera House and the surrounding block, including the Henry R. Leonard Furniture Company, Wright, Kay, and Company and Michell are destroyed. The photo was taken from an elevated position, across Campus Martius, facing northeast. Monroe Street extends along the right edge of the frame, and Woodward Avenue is at the lower left. A portion of the moonlight tower in front of City Hall rises along the right edge of the frame. A crowd is gathered in Campus Martius. Signs are visible in the background for H.J. Caulkins Detroit and Michigan Dental Depot, and D.M. Ferry and Company Photo is mounted to off-white matting with a textured frame around the image. "Mrs. Catherine McDuff Davies 10/26/33" handwritten on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print depicting a northward view along Woodward Avenue from Jefferson Avenue. The Avenue Theatre is on the immediate right. Further along Woodward, a sign advertising a tailor is visible. Streetcars, horse carriages, pedestrians, and cyclists are in the street. In the distant background, a portion of a moonlight tower can be seen.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white street view photograph from a glass plate negative of the south side of Cadillac Square, from Woodward Avenue. Pedestrians are visible walking the thoroughfare as well as waiting on the neighboring sidewalk. Automobiles are also parked along the adjacent avenue. Neighboring the thoroughfare are many commercial structures including the, "Goebel Building; American Paint and Glass; The Paint Shop; and the Imperial Tea Company. The Pontchartrain Hotel is visible in the right side of the image. Written on the verso, "Cadillac Square, south side, first block from Woodward, looking east, 1910."
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white street view photograph from a glass plate negative of Woodward, east side Larned to Congress, looking north, as noted on the verso. Two men are visible in the foreground crossing the avenue over the street car tracks in opposing directions; many pedestrians are also visible on the neighboring sidewalk. Automobiles are parked adjacent to the commercial buildings on the thoroughfare; and a street car is also visible. Commercial buildings and businesses are adjacent to Woodward including Hotel Oxford, Ben-Hur Cigars, Princess Theatre, and Dickerson and Company. One storefront is missing its facade. The backside of the Hotel Pontchartrain is visible in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Print. Mounted, sepia-toned photographic print of a row of storefronts along East Jefferson Avenue taken from an elevated position. Visible businesses include, a tin and sheet copper business, James Muir, Plain and Ornamental Plastering, Duncan and Traub Cigar Factory, X. Slicker Clothing, and the Biddle House. A horse carriage is parked at the lower left. Roofs and chimneys of other buildings, as well as ship masts and the Detroit River are visible in the distance beyond this row. One of the towers of Waterworks Park is in the upper left corner of the frame. "C.C. Brewe Com'l Photographer, 205 Griswold St. Detroit Mich." stamped on verso. "Cloudman-Oldham Advertising, 1718 Guardian Bldg. Detroit 26, Mich." printed on c.1960 sticker affixed to verso. "c.1857" handwritten on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1857-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph, mounted on board, of a plank sidewalk. A horse carriage moves down the adjacent thoroughfare, while a woman walks down the sidewalk in the distance. Written in script on the verso, "Sep 23 - 1901, Mary Smith, 1172 Fort W., In front of 197 - 20th Street, looking north. F.S.Q."
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views