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- Description:
- Black and white photographic print depicting a Walker & Co. billboard at night that reads, "He honors himself best who honors his industry most". It sits atop Madison Table Supply on the southeast corner of Madison and Randolph Streets. Dated 11-15-1920
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Walker & Co.
- Description:
- Black and white photo of two blurred figures riding in a canoe past a small island that forks one of the canals on Belle Isle. A building with a steep gable roof stands behind some bushes on the right. "#556 May 21 1904, Thro' the Woods, Blurred Canoe, Belle Isle," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Black and white lantern slide depicting a view along a wooded road on Belle Isle. To the left is a picnic shelter and to the right are tables and benches. Handwritten label reads, "No. - 71, Bx. - 3, Neg.- 5 x 7, No. - 71, Sub. - "Drive in Autumn", Place - "Detroit - Belle Isle." "E.W. Sprague, Detroit, Mich." "On Bell Isle, 1902."
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white cabinet card depicting Dan Brouthers of the Detroit Wolverines swinging a baseball bat.
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Sports
- 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 two horses and which carries a queen and three female attendants who are holding advertisement banners for the Parlor Match Company. The side of the wagon has a decorative painted sign which notes "Parlor Match. Flint and Steel, 1776; Sulphur Dip, 1805; Sulphur Match, 1827." The near horse is wearing a sign that advertises "The Diamond Match Company." Two men, dressed in colonial attire, are standing at the front of the float with the horses. A wood frame house and a brick apartment building 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 the construction of the transfer bed outside of Building "B" at the Ford River Rouge Complex. Material is stockpiled in the foreground. A train is visible in the background. The photo is captioned "Buildings nearing completion, with work underway on transfer bed (foreground)" on the verso. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22223-5-27-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo mounted on a black cabinet card with gold trim bearing an image taken during the 1891 National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Detroit. In this photo, taken facing south on Woodward Avenue toward Congress Street, an arch decorated with a "Welcome" banner and American flags has been erected. Pedestrians, horse carriages, and horse-drawn streetcars are visible in the streets. On both sides of Woodward, signs for Mabley and Company are posted. The obelisk-topped arch at Jefferson and Woodward is visible in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3040 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward". In the background is a brick building. Image from page 11 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Transportation
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print depicting a man and two women sitting on the ground at Tashmoo Park. In the background is a pavilion.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3118 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, Through". Image from page 50 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Transportation