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- Description:
- Program for the 1922 annual church and memorial service held at First Presbyterian Church by Friendship Lodge No. 417 of the Free and Accepted Masons on May 31st. Images of the church and of Rev. Joseph A. Vance are on the front cover. Inside is a list of lodge members who had died since the previous service, as well as the program for the songs, prayers, and addresses which constitute the service. An engraving of the United States flag is printed on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Color lithograph print by the Calvert Lithographing Company depicting the Michigan Centennial Building, in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, in 1876. The image depicts the Michigan Building with a man walking down the front steps, a child walking up the walkway, and several people standing or walking in front of the building. A Michigan banner is shown flying atop the building. Text underneath the lower right border of the image reads "Julius Hess. Architect, Detroit." Text underneath the center of the bottom border of the image reads "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1876, by F.W. Noble in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington." Text underneath the bottom right border of the image reads "The Calvert Lith. Co., Detroit."
- Date Issued:
- 1876-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- One map entitled "Map of the City of Detroit" that was "published exclusively for J. W. Weeks & Co.'s City Directory." The map was "revised and corrected by Eugene Robinson, Surveyor," and was printed by the Calvert Lithograph Company It is printed in black and red ink on white paper and shows streets, street names, ward numbers, and railroads in the city. A grid of red lines and letters is also shown which corresponds to the alphabetical index of street names that is shown on the right side of the sheet. The names of some of the old ribbon farm owners are listed along the top of the map.
- Date Issued:
- 1879-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- One advertisement poster with the headline, "J. W. Johnston, The Great Land Dealer, Found Dead in the Center of Jefferson Avenue, by Two Jet Black Monguagons!" The poster is printed in black text on white paper and advertises an auction of lots that was to take place on November 14, 1870. The lots were located in the vicinity of Lafayette and Twenty-second Street. Additional text gives further details of the lot locations and street names as well as the names of existing property owners. It appears that the headline was intended to draw attention and interest, but was not true since the last line on the poster notes, "For further particulars apply to J. W. Johnston or Walter Sanderson."
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Color map titled "The Tourist's Pocket Map of Michigan," published by S. Augustus Mitchell in 1836. The full title block, located on the top left corner, reads "The Tourist's Pocket Map of Michigan Exhibiting its Internal Improvements. Roads Distances &c. by J.H. Young. Philadelphia: Published by S. Augustus Mitchell 1836. Sold by Mitchell & Hinman No. 6 North Fifth Street." The top right portion of the map features a listing of principal steam boat routes, including Detroit to Buffalo, Detroit to Fort Gratiot, Detroit to Chicago, and Niles to St. Joseph, indicating the distance to various points along those routes. The perimeter of the map indicates lines of latitude and longitude. Text along the bottom edge of the map reads "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1834 by S. Augustus Mitchell, in the Clerks office of the district court of the Eastern district of Pennsylvania" and "Engraved by J.H. Young."
- Date Issued:
- 1836-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Program for a play entitled Grand Master of All Symbolic Lodges, 20th Degree, concerning the history of the Scottish Rite Masonic Order, performed on October 18, 1911 by the Michigan Sovereign Consistory. The program includes the cast lists for both sections of the play as well as the musical selections to be performed.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Ballot of candidate for initiation and permanent visiting membership to the Palestine Lodge No. 357 of the Free and Accepted Masons. Each candidate's name, age, occupation, business address, home address, are listed along with who recommended them and to whom they have been referred. The candidates are invited to visit the lodge and dine there on May 17, and the vote occurs on June 7, 1912. The ballot is printed on yellow paper that has been folded three times.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- One map of the city of Detroit folded inside of a red and black paper cover from the 1899 Christian Endeavor International Convention, published by Silas Farmer and Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Fragment of the header of a petition to the Detroit Common Council, urging for the enforcement of existing laws against the sale of liquor on Sunday, as the continuing sale contrary to the law threatens "the safety and existence of its government, as a similar spirit in the South now threatens the national existence." "July 11th, 1861, $1.00 PO[?] by J. Benny" is handwritten across the bottom.
- Date Issued:
- 1861-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Part of a series of anti-Prohibition trade cards which bear comical color lithographic prints and rhymes in support of alcohol, provided "compliments of George H. Gies, 16 Monroe Avenue, Detroit, Mich.," a wine and liquor vendor, and printed by the Compton Lithograph Company of St. Louis. This card depicts a young child seated in a high chair, grasping a large glass of beer. "Against Prohibition No. 3. The youngster, ruddy with good cheer / Serenely sips his Lager Beer," is printed below.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
