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- 1889 D.M. Ferry and Company catalog; front cover has a picture of a women spreading seeds on the wind and 1889 next to her, with "Universal Almanac and Catalogue of Garden Seeds, D. M. Ferry & Co. Seed Merchants, Detroit, Mich." on cover in black; back cover has a picture, credited to John B. Thomas, of men hoeing cabbages at the bottom, with "P. F. Lentz, Dealer in D.M. Ferry & Co.'s Garden and Field Seeds. Confectionery, Cigars and Tobacco Slatington - - - - Pa.;" inside are descriptions of various plants with prices; black and white illustrations; O. S. Gulley, Bornman and Company, Printers
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One catalog entitled "People's Outfitting Co., Vol. 9, 1910." The catalog has a flexible black leather cover with the title embossed in gold-colored lettering. It contains 228 pages of printed text and drawings of various home furnishings that were available for sale by mail. Typical listings included chairs, tables, beds, dressers, rugs, pianos, and stoves. Prices, an example order form, and ordering directions are also shown. An index page is shown near the center of the catalog.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 104 page, 1886 catalog for Parke, Davis and Company. Sewn in a red cover bearing a lithograph of the Parke, Davis and Company laboratory and general offices between Guion Street, Atwater Street, Joseph Campau Street, and McDougall Avenue, as well as their New York office, and warehouse. Their laboratory of the manufacture of gelatin products is depicted on the back cover. Fluid extracts, normal liquids, German tinctures, concentrations, sugar-coated and gelatin coated pills, sugar coated granules, solid extracts, powdered extracts, concentrations, elixirs, syrups, medicinal wines, malt extracts, granular effervescent preparations, mineral water salts, compressed tablets, soluble elastic tablets, hard filled gelatin capsules, hard filled capsules, gelatin coated iodoform bougies, medicated lozenges, roll plasters, oleates, ointments, cerates, collodions, glyceroles, confections, inhalants, and pressed herbs are listed within.
- Date Issued:
- 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog from the Detroit Stove Works bound in a brown cardboard cover. A silver border surrounds text on the cover, with the text reading "Detroit Jewel Gas Appliances." Black and grey Celtic knot designs surround a Jewel Stoves and Ranges logo along the bottom of the front cover. Printing of the catalog is attributed to Rogers and Company of Chicago and New York. Contained within it are prices, images, measurements and advertising information for Jewel Stoves and Ranges, as well as accessories for them, from 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Exhibit catalog for the Tenth Annual Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists held at the Detroit Institute of Arts between April 23, and May 31, 1924. The catalog lists 136 works of art, from artists including Eugene Francis Savage, John Sloan, Robert Henri, Charles E. Waltensperger, Myron Barlow, Joseph E. Gies, Gertrude Fiske, and Mary Foote. Several of the works are pictured.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog for 1890-91 at the Seminary for Young Ladies run by Miss Gray & Miss Pond. Includes lists of references and alumnae.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog of Parke, Davis & Co. pharmaceutic and biologic products. Includes therapeutics, doses and approximate prices. Dated January 1, 1904.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog for the 1909 Michigan State Fair held Sept. 2-10. Includes premium list.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog; front cover has a red and yellow sun-like picture, with "Autumn 1888 Bulbs and Seeds" at top and middle" and "For Fall Planting D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit" at bottom; back cover has a plant in a vase with vines in the background and 1888 along the top; inside are descriptions of various plants with prices; black and white pictures and photographs; J. B. Thomas Detroit, Mich.; order form and envelope included
- Date Issued:
- 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman and Son with illustrations by Calvert Lithograph Company; the front and back covers are identical with an illustration of a head of lettuce, an eggplant, and a bucket on the floor in the corner of a room beneath a window; "Ferry's Seed Annual 1925" and "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." are printed on both covers; inside are lists of seeds and prices with black and white illustrations and photographs, as well as two full page color illustrations near the front; order form is still attached
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog of Parke, Davis & Co. products, published January 1, 1904.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog; front cover has an illustration of a brazier in the middle; "1918 Seeds in Bulk Wholesale Trade List for Merchants Only" at top, with "Offered By D. M. Ferry & Co. Seedsmen Detroit - Michigan" at bottom; back cover has an illustration of celery, with "Wholesale Price List of Seeds in Bulk 1918" above the picture and "Celery Golden Yellow Self Blanching, Our stock of this variety has been very carefully grown and selected. It is the very best obtainable. D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich." under picture; inside are descriptions of various plants and flowers along with prices; black and white photos
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog. The Brascolite Catalog No. 8, a 28 page, staple-bound catalog issued by the Luminous Unite Company division of the St. Louis Brass Manufacturing Company. In addition to large drawings--most black and white, some color--of ceiling lamps, wall-mounted lamps, fans, and a desk lamp the catalog also includes a guide to telegraph shorthand used by the company, a table suggesting different levels of lighting for various types of rooms or businesses and three identical inserts concerning discounts.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One catalog entitled "People's Outfitting Co., Vol. 10, 1911." The catalog has a flexible black leather cover with the title embossed in gold-colored lettering. It contains 252 pages of printed text and drawings of various home furnishings that were available for sale by mail. Typical listings included chairs, tables, beds, dressers, rugs, pianos, and stoves. Prices, an example order form, and ordering directions are also shown. An index page is shown near the center of the catalog. Carpet and rug patterns are shown in color.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 24 page C. H. Ritter and Company, Incorporated 1911 Wholesale Price List, bound in a black cover with "Edwin A. Bunch," printed in gold on the front. The business's address is listed as 142-144 Jefferson Avenue. Prices are listed for champagnes, wines, rums, gins, whiskies, brandies, cocktails, ales, mineral waters, bottles, and other bar supplies. Several color plates depicting various brands are included.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company catalog; front cover has a picture of yellow and white flowers, with "Bulbs and Seeds Autumn 1898" at top and "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." at bottom; back cover has a picture of a yellow and white flowers that is different from the front cover, with "Bulbs and Seeds Autumn 1898" at top and "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." at bottom; inside are descriptions of various plants with prices; black and white pictures and photographs; Calvert Lithograph Company. Detroit
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Front cover of the D.M. Ferry & Co. Seed Annual from 1909. The recto features a color illustration of white, red, pink, purple, and yellow flowers. The verso, which is the inside of the front cover, features the table of contents for the Seed Annual, and also indicates that it was printed by "John Bornman & Son, Printers, Detroit, Mich."
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Letter, catalog, return envelope and envelope sent to the Pine Tree Lodge No. 172 of the Free and Accepted Masons of Mattawamkeag, Maine by the Detroit Regalia Company of 117-119 Jefferson Avenue on November 15, 1908. The envelope bears the compass and square symbol as well as the text, "Manufacturers of Masonic Lodge Regalia, Paraphernalia, Supplies and Costumes. Banners, Badges, Furniture." The letterhead includes a photograph of the company's building. The catalog is a four panel folded brochure and it includes listings and illustrations of lambskin aprons, decorative trowels, Bible boards, seal presses, and past master's jewels, as well as an order form.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog from the Detroit Stove works with a dark blue stiff cloth cover with the company name marked in gold upon it. The inside cover has "W. T. Barbour" signed in pencil on it. Printing of the catalog is attributed to Matthews, Northrup and Company, Art Printing Works, of Buffalo, New York. Contained within it are prices, images, measurements and advertising information for Jewel Stoves and Ranges, as well as accessories for them, from 1890.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 1890 D. M. Ferry and Company catalog printed by O.S. Gulley, Bornman and Company, with illustrations by the Calvert Lithograph Company; front cover has a picture of small pink and white flowers on a black background in upper left corner, red wavy lines along the bottom, a white background and a tan background with "1890 Seed Annual" in the middle; "D. M. Ferry & Co." appears in a black circle near bottom left corner with "Detroit, Mich." to the right of it; back cover has a picture titled "New Sweet Pea" and "Miss Blanche Ferry" with and pink flowers, with prices to the left of the flowers and "Introduced in 1889 by D. M. Ferry & Co." to the right; D. M. Ferry & Co. Seed Merchants. Detroit, Mich. along bottom; inside list seeds and prices with black and white pictures; one color picture in beginning; order form attached with envelope inside
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog of Parke, Davis & Co. products for the Philippine market, printed in Spanish and English. Third edition.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman and Son with illustrations by the Calvert Lithograph Company; front cover has an illustration of six colorful flowers, with "Seed Annual 1913" at top and D. M. Ferry & Co. Seedsmen - Detroit, Mich. at bottom; back cover has pink, blue/pink, purple/pink, and white/blue/black flowers with D. M. Ferry & Co. Seedsmen, Detroit - Mich. and "Seed Annual - 1913" at bottom; inside are lists of seeds and prices with black and white pictures and photographs, with two full page color pictures near the front, one color page near middle, and one color page near back; order form missing
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Souvenir Catalogue from an exhibit of Robert Hopkins paintings at the Detroit Museum of Art. The 85 exhibited paintings are listed within, and several black and white images of them are included. "Price List," has been handwritten on the cover, and notes have been made beside many entries indicating which have been sold and who purchased them.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog. The Westinghouse Cutter Ornamental Posts and Tops 36 page catalog. Provided within is the case for ornamental street lighting, information about different styles, installation, incorporating trolley brackets, and black and white photos of street lights in several major cities.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalogue of the Detroit High School for the school year of 1893-'94, second semester. Published by the Board of Education.
- Date Issued:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Complete catalog of Parke, Davis & Co. products, revised to July 1, 1908. Inside back cover is a pocket containing specials, net schedules for bulk packages, and a manifold letter dated October 5, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Complete catalog of Parke, Davis & Co. products, revised to July 1, 1916. Arranged into tabbed sections. Inside the back cover is a pocket.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog of radios and radio parts available through the Henry L. Walker Company of 27 East Jefferson Avenue. Within is a photo of the store's window display, as well as photos and illustrations of radios, speakers, vacuum tubes, batteries, switches, chargers, jacks, plugs, sockets, adapters, rheostats, potentiometers, condensers, switches, resistors, wires, meters, transformers, tuners, dials, antennae, crystals, cabinets, and books. The catalog is bound in a brown paper cover, and was printed by William Cornehl and Sons.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 19th edition of a Spanish language catalog of Parke, Davis & Co.-New York products.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 1897 D.M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman with illustrations by the Calvert Lithograph Company, containing images and descriptions of both plants available as seeds through the company as well as farming tools. A colorful bouquet of flowers against a white background is on the front cover. The back bares an image of the D.M. Ferry Seed Warehouses and Box Factory facing each other across Brush Street.
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman and Son of Detroit with illustrations from the Calvert Lithograph Company; front cover has an illustration of a the Belle Isle Conservatory as viewed from over a patch of flowers in the foreground, a caption reads "Horticultural Building, Belle Isle Park, Detroit.", with "Seed Annual 1908" and D. M. Ferry & Co. Seedsmen - Detroit, Mich. at top; On the back cover "Seed Annual 1908, D. M. Ferry & Co. Seedsmen, Detroit, Mich." is printed above an illustration of a bridge over one of Belle Isle's streams with the Detroit Boat Club standing in the background, captioned as "Scene in Belle Isle Park, Detroit;" inside are lists of seeds and prices with black and white illustrations and photographs, with three full page color pictures spaced throughout; order form attached
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Complete catalog of Parke, Davis & Co. products, revised to February 25, 1892. Inside the back cover is a pocket containing confidential price changes.
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 1901 D. M. Ferry and Company catalog; front cover has "1901 Universal Almanac and Catalogue of Seeds, D. M. Ferry & Co. Seed Merchants Detroit, Mich."; back cover has pictures of D. M. Ferry & Co. warehouses in bottom half, with "Seed Warehouses of D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." under the picture; hole near top corner with a string run through it for hanging; inside are descriptions of various plants with prices; black and white illustrations and photographs
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog from The Electric Gas Stove Company of Detroit, Michigan with a gray paper cover. An image on the front cover depicts a bronze bordered shield with a pink interior that contains text reading "Electric Gas Stoves & Ranges." The book's printing is attributed to The Jefferson Press of Detroit. Contained within the catalog are prices, images, measurements and advertising information for Electric Gas Stoves and Ranges, as well as accessories for them, from 1896.
- Date Issued:
- 1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 17th edition of a Spanish language catalog of Parke, Davis & Co.-New York products.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog from the Detroit Stove Works advertising Jewel Air Furnaces. Text on the front cover reads '"Jewel Coal Saver Furnaces; Guaranteed Heating Power; Detroit Stove Works; New York - Detroit - Chicago - Philadelphia." Contained within it is prices, images, measurements and advertising information for Jewel Coal Saver Warm Air Furnaces, as well as accessories for them, from 1925. Included in the back of the catalog is a telegraphic code word list.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog; cover only, pages are missing; front and back cover has a picture of four flowers, a yellow one "Mrs. Moon", a dark pink "Psyche", a light pink "Fairy Queen" and a purple "Philippe de Commines", with "Bulbs & Seeds Autumn 1917" at top, and "D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich." at bottom
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog and dose list of Parke, Davis & Co. standard medicinal fluid extracts, solid extracts, soluble sugar coated pills, concentrations, elixirs, syrups and wines.
- Date Issued:
- 1872-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 1895 catalog from the United States Heater Company bound in a light brown leather cover. The cover reads "United States Heater Company; 1895; Thos F. Norris." Contained within it are prices, images, measurements and advertising information for the United States Heater Company's Capitol, Hecla and Mascot model hot water and steam heaters, radiators and accessories. Included in the front matter of the catalog is a telegraphic code list for the company.
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One catalog entitled "Edition A [People's Outfitting Co.], 1915." The catalog has a flexible simulated black leather cover with the title embossed in gold-colored lettering. It contains 346 pages of printed text and drawings of various home furnishings that were available for sale by mail. Typical listings included chairs, tables, beds, dressers, rugs, pianos, and stoves. Prices, an example order form, and ordering directions are also shown. An index page is shown near the center of the catalog. Carpet and rug patterns are shown in color.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 1893 D. M. Ferry and Company catalog printed by John Bornman and Sons, with illustrations from the Calvert Lithograph Company; front cover has a picture of small pink flowers along left and top side from a vase at the bottom left, with a second smaller, round vase next to it; background is blue at the tope and bottom, with tan bordered by yellow in the middle; "Seed Annual 1893" in middle, with D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich. along bottom; back cover has same background, with green lima beans hanging from vines and the caption "Horticulutral Lima Bean, Actual Size"; D. M. Ferry & Co. Seed Merchants, Detroit, Mich. at bottom; descriptions and prices of seeds and farming tools inside with black and white pictures and drawings throughout and two color pages near beginning; order form attached with envelope
- Date Issued:
- 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog from the Detroit Stove Works bound in a dark red cover. Contained within it are prices, images, measurements and advertising information for Jewel Stoves and Ranges, as well as accessories for them, from 1901 to 1902.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Announcement of courses for the Merrill-Palmer School in 1923-25. Includes a calendar, descriptions of courses, and list of staff.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman and Son with illustrations from Calvert Lithograph Company; front cover has an illustration picture of red, pink, white and yellow snapdragons with the caption "Snapdragon Fine Mixed"; back cover has red, orange, pink white and yellow flowers; "Seed Annual 1916, D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." is printed on both the front and back cover; inside are lists of seeds and prices with black and white pictures and photographs, with three full page color illustrations near the front; order form missing, though order envelope is present
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog of Parke, Davis & Co. products for the Philippine market, printed in Spanish and English. Second edition.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman and Son, with illustrations by the Calvert Lithograph Company; front cover has an illustration of white, red, and pink flowers, with "Seed Annual, 1914"" printed at the top and "D. M. Ferry & Co. Seedsmen - Detroit, Mich." at bottom; back cover has red, purple, pink, white, and yellow flowers with "D. M. Ferry & Co. Seedsmen, Detroit - Mich." at top and "Seed Annual - 1914" at bottom; inside are lists of seeds and prices with black and white illustrations and photographs, with two full page color illustrations near the front, one color page near the middle and one color page near the back; order form missing
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalogue of an exhibition of paintings by Alexander Harrison and Birge Harrison at the Detroit Museum of Art, January 4-31, 1914. Includes black & white images and a prefatory by Arthur Hoebler. Printed by Frank H. West, Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog from the Detroit Stove Works bound in a stiff brown, orange, and blue paper cover. Text on the cover reads '"The Detroit Jewel; Catalog and Sales Manual; No. 125; Detroit Stove Works; Detroit-New York-Philadelphia-Chicago." Contained within it are prices, images, measurements and advertising information for Jewel Stoves and Ranges, as well as accessories for them, from 1925. Included in the back of the catalog is a telegraphic code word list.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog containing biographical information, pictures of Hopkin paintings, and list of paintings exhibited in the galleries of Hanna and Noyes on the east side of Grand Circus Park. Robert Hopkin's name is written on the second blank page in the beginning, indicating that this was his copy.
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog from the Detroit Stove Works with a stiff gray, black and orange cardboard cover. The front cover reads "Detroit Stove Works Price List; Feb 1., 1994; Jewel Stoves; Offices and Salesrooms 32 and 34 Woodward Avenue; Foundry and Warehouse at Hamtramck." The catalog's printing is attributed to William Graham of Detroit, Michigan. Contained within it are prices, images, measurements and advertising information for Jewel Stoves and Ranges, as well as accessories for them, from 1884. On the back cover is an image of a "Brilliant Jewel Base Burner" model stove.
- Date Issued:
- 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 1888 D. M. Ferry and Company catalog; front cover has an illustration of a women spreading seeds on the wind and "1888" next to her, with "Universal Almanac and Catalogue of Garden Seeds, D. M. Ferry & Co. Seed Merchants, Detroit, Mich." on cover in blue; back cover has an illustration, credited to John B. Thomas, of men hoeing cabbages at the bottom, with "S. Bach & Col, Produce and Commission Merchants Dealer in Garden and Field Seeds. Ft. Wayne - - - - Ind.; inside are descriptions of various plants with prices and black and white illustrations, many also credited to Thomas; O. S. Gulley, Bornman and Company, Printers.
- Date Issued:
- 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Double-sided 1859 catalog sheet from Daniel Gladewitz's green house at Elmwood Cemetery, listing prices primarily for roses, as well as some other varieties of plants.
- Date Issued:
- 1859-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Descriptive catalog of Parke, Davis & Co. products. Includes therapeutics, convenient tables, material medica, formulae, and approximate prices.
- Date Issued:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalogue of the officers and students of the Detroit Female Seminary.
- Date Issued:
- 1874-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog, "Packard Motor Cars 1910." The cover is a heavy dark gray paper with a black border on the front 0.5" from the margins. A label on the first page reads "Donated to the Packard Motor Car Company Historical Collection by Russ Murphy, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, October 22, 1986." The catalog consists of black and white drawings of Packard automobiles and descriptions of each model and their variations. The table of contents is as follows: Packard "Thirty" Touring Car, in Standard Equipment - Page 10 Packard "Thirty" Touring Car, with Extension Cape Cart Top and Wind Shield - Page 11-12 Packard "Thirty" Touring Car, with Victoria Top - Page 13 Packard "Thirty" Touring car, with Full Glass Back Canopy Top - Page 14 Packard "Thirty," with Limousine Body - Page 16 Packard "Thirty," with Landaulet Body - Page 17 Packard "Thirty," with Demi-Limousine Body - Page 18 Packard "Thirty," with Close-Coupled Body - Page 18 Packard "Thirty," with Close-Coupled Body and Extension Cape Cart Top - Page 21 Packard "Thirty," with Phaeton Body - Page 22 Packard "Thirty" Runabout - Page 24 Packard "Thirty" Runabout, with Victoria Top and Wind Shield - Page 25 Packard "Thirty" Phaeton, with Extension Cape Cart Top and Wind Shield - Page 26 Packard "Eighteen" Open Car - Page 28 Packard "Eighteen" Open Car, with Extension Cape Cart Top - Page 29 Packard "Eighteen" Runabout - Page 30 Packard "Eighteen," with Landaulet Body - Page 32 Packard "Eighteen," with Limousine Body - Page 33 Packard "Eighteen," with Half-Root Landaulet Body - Page 34 Packard Three-Ton Truck - Page 36 Packard Three-Ton Truck Chassis - Page 37 Packard "Thirty" Standard Chassis - Page 40-41 Construction of Packard Motor Cars - Page 41-45 Prices, 1910 Packard Motor Cars - Page 46
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog published by the Grand Rapids X-Ray Manufacturing Company, bound at the top in a purple paper cover with gold print. Contained within is a short background on X-ray machines, prices, photos and illustrations of the machines and their parts, photos of X-ray images, and testimonials.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog from the Detroit Stove Works bound in a dark blue cover. Faded text on the cover reads "Catalogue of Stoves; Hollow Ware, &c; Manufactured by the Detroit Stove Works, Detroit, Mich.; ----- ----- -----; 15 and 17 Woodbridge St., West; Corner of Griswold; Foundry Mt. Elliott Avenue, Hamtramck, near U.S. Marine Hospital." Printing of the catalog is attributed to the Tribune Book and Job Printing Company. Contained within it are prices, images, measurements and advertising information for Detroit Stove Works stoves and ranges, as well as accessories for them, from 1868.
- Date Issued:
- 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by O.S. Gulley's Steam Presses with illustrations from the Calvert Lithograph Company; front cover has black and white pictures of various flowers and vegetables; "D. M. Ferry & Co's. Seed Annual 1876" in a circle in middle; back cover has banner with "D. M. Ferry & Co. Seed Merchants Detroit, Mich." in the foreground and "Importers" and "Growers" in the background, surrounded by scrollwork; inside are descriptions of various plants and flowers along with prices; black and white pictures with two color pages included; order form still attached
- Date Issued:
- 1876-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman and Son, with illustrations from the Calvert Lithograph Company; front and back covers are identical with a illustrations of an ear of corn, with the caption "Charlevoix, The best golden sweet corn yet introduced;" inside are lists of seeds and prices with black and white illustrations and photographs, with two full page color pictures near the front, one color picture in the middle and one color picture near the back; order form still attached
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 12th edition of a catalog of Parke, Davis & Co.- New York products printed in Spanish. Dated 1906-1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Photograph. Black and white photo of Farrand, Williams & Co. "Approximate Price List." The photograph shows pages 22-23 from their catalog which probably dates from the 1870's.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman and Son with illustrations by Calvert Lithograph Company; front and back cover have an illustration of tomatoes, a cucumber, peas all on the vine against a black background; "Seed Annual 1921, D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." is printed on both; inside are lists of seeds and prices with black and white illustrations and photographs, with two full page color illustrations near the front and another in the middle; order form still attached with envelope
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 24 page, 1876 price list for Parke, Davis and Company. Sewn in a green cover bearing a lithograph of the Parke, Davis and Company laboratory on McDougall Avenue, Guion Street, and Atwater Street. Fluid extracts, sugar-coated pills, solid extracts, concentrations, powdered alcoholic extracts, elixirs, syrups, medicinal wines, granular effervescent preparations, granular and powdered effervescent mineral water salts, and spread plasters are listed within. A cut-away illustration of an abdomen demonstrating Dr. Wilson's Eureka Abdominal Supporter is featured on the last page.
- Date Issued:
- 1876-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog; front cover has a picture of a little girl in a white/pink dress with red ribbons and a yellow hat picking flowers; "1881 Seed Annual," across top with "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." along bottom; back cover has a picture of a boy in a white shirt and brown pants digging up carrots, with a wheel barrow next to him filled with vegetables and a fence in the background; inside are descriptions of various plants and flowers along with prices; black and white pictures with three color pages included credited to the Calvert Lithograph Company; order form still attached
- Date Issued:
- 1881-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog from the Detroit Stove Works bound in a black leather cover. Text on the cover reads '"Detroit Stove Works; 86. Wabash Ave.; Chicago, Il's." Printing of the catalog is attributed to O.S. Gulley, Bornman and Company of Detroit. Contained within it are prices, images, measurements and advertising information for Jewel Stoves and Ranges, as well as accessories for them, from 1882.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog printed by Gulley Printing House with illustrations from Calvert Lithograph Company; front cover has two girls, one older and one younger, standing in grass picking flowers from a tree, to the right of them other flowers are shown; "Seed Annual 1884" along the top with "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." along the bottom of front cover; Back cover has a picture of tomatoes in the middle with the caption "Livingston's Favorite Tomato see description in this catalogue"; flowers and vines run about the tomatoes; D. M. Ferry & Co., "Seed Merchants Detroit, Mich." at the bottom; inside are listings of seeds and prices, descriptions of different flowers and vegetables, and black and white pictures and four color pages throughout
- Date Issued:
- 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalogue of the Detroit High School for the school year of 1895-'96, second semester. Published by the Board of Education.
- Date Issued:
- 1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 1886 D. M. Ferry and Company catalog printed by O. S. Gulley, Bornman and Company, with illustrations by the Calvert Lithograph Company; front cover has a circle in the middle with a woman inside wearing a large hat, pink flowers show above the circle and a pattern of green flowers fills the background below; "1886 Seed Annual" along the top with "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." along the bottom of front cover; back cover has an illustration of trees and a cabin on the shore of a body of water within a rectangular border, with a pink floral background along the left side and a green floral pattern below and to the right; "D. M. Ferry & Co." is across the top, "Seed Merchants" across the center and Detroit, Mich. in a circle near the lower right corner; inside are listings of seeds and prices, descriptions of different flowers and vegetables, and black and white pictures
- Date Issued:
- 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog from the Detroit Stove Works bound in a brown hard cover. The cover reads "Jewel Stoves; 1907-8; Detroit Stove Works; Detroit, Chicago." Contained within it are prices, images, measurements and advertising information for Jewel Stoves and Ranges, as well as accessories for them, from 1907 through 1908. Included in the back of the catalog is a telegraphic code word list. On the back cover is a Jewel Stoves, Ranges and Furnaces logo.
- Date Issued:
- [1907 TO 1908]
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman and Son with illustrations by Calvert Lithograph Company; the front and back covers are identical with an illustration of a girl standing in a garden wearing a white dress and hat and holding a bouquet of flowers against a black background; "Seed Annual 1924," and "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." are printed on both covers; inside are lists of seeds and prices with black and white illustrations and photographs, and four full page color illustrations; order form written on and torn off with envelope still in catalog
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Front cover of the D.M. Ferry & Co. Seed Annual from 1908. The recto features the title of the publication and a color drawing of the Horticultural Building, located at Belle Isle Park in Detroit. The illustration features a variety of flowers in the foreground, followed by a large field with a ring of flowers and several trees, and the Horticultural Building in the background. The verso, which is the inside of the front cover, features the table of contents for the Seed Annual, and also indicates that it was printed by "John Bornman & Son, Printers, Detroit, Mich."
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog for the Detroit Aquarium, located on Belle Isle, copyright 1912 by the Detroit Zoological Society and printed 1914 by the Peninsular Engraving Co. The front cover of the catalog reads "Detroit Aquarium" at the top center and "Catalog at the bottom center, and features two depictions of seahorses. The back cover features an etching of a tortoise. Affixed to the first page is a fold out map, "Preliminary Plat of Woodbridge Park within the boundaries of Westgate." The title page of the catalog reads "Official Catalog of the Detroit Aquarium Richard J. Conway, Director," and then lists the officers, directors, ex-officio members, and executive committee of the Detroit Zoological Society. Pages 5-7 contain a brief history of Belle Isle. Page 9 contains a paragraph about the Detroit Aquarium, and then pages 11-46 contain descriptions of the species that could be found in the Aquarium along with illustrations of select species. An index can be found on page 47.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Promotional book from the Detroit Stove Works advertising Jewel Stoves and Ranges. On the book's red front cover is a Jewel Stoves and Ranges logo against a backdrop of a vertically slatted wall. The book's title, "The Jewel Information Book," is written across the top of the front cover. On the back cover is a Jewel Stoves and Ranges logo, featuring the tagline "Largest Stove Plant in the World." Contained within the book are interesting facts and everyday life tips, amidst advertisements for various Jewel Stoves and Ranges.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Detroit Public Library catalog. Includes rules and regulations. The Free Press Steam Book and Job Printing Establishment, Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog of Duffield, Parke & Co. products, includes the essay "On the Medicinal Fluid Extracts" by Samuel Duffield, Ph. D., and a physician's dose list of fluid extracts.
- Date Issued:
- 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Complete catalog of Parke, Davis & Co. products, revised to February 25, 1891.
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog; front and back cover has a picture of a yellow flower attached to a green stem on a gray background, with "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich. Bulbs and Seeds Autumn 1916" at bottom; inside are descriptions of various plants with prices; black and white pictures and photographs; Calvert Lithograph Company; John Borman and Son, Printers; order form included
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalogue of the Detroit High School for the school year of 1898-99, second semester. Published by the Board of Education.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 1906 D. M. Ferry and Company catalog; front cover has "1906 Universal Almanac and Catalogue of Seeds, D. M. Ferry & Co. Seed Merchants Detroit, Mich."; back cover has "Gebhardt Grocer Co., Dealers to Staple and Fancy Groceries Garden and Field Seeds, 7830-32 Ivory Ave. St. Louis, MO" at top with a Calendar for 1906 at bottom; hole near top corner with a string run through it for hanging; inside are descriptions of various plants with prices; black and white illustrations and photographs.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman and Son, with illustrations by the Calvert Lithograph Company; front and back cover have a picture of a girl who is reaching for a butterfly while using her blue dress as a makeshift basket for an assortment of picked flowers, against a floral background; "Seed Annual 1922," and "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." are printed on both covers; inside are lists of seeds and prices with black and white illustrations and photographs, including four full page color illustrations; order form still attached with some writing on it
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 1921 catalog of Laurel Stoves, Ranges and Furnaces from the Art Stove Company bound in a stiff gray, blue and gold cardboard cover. The front cover reads: "Laurel; The Art Stove Company; Detroit - Chicago." The back cover has text on it that reads "We manufacture under the Laurel trade mark a complete line of cast iron and steel ranges, combination coal and gas ranges, gas ranges, hard coal, soft coal, and wood heaters; warm air furnaces, pipeless furnaces that are known from coast to coast as the world's greatest fuel savers. We shall be glad to mail upon request Special Gas Appliances and Furnace catalogs." Printing of the catalog is attributed to Saturday Night Press, Inc. of Detroit. Contained within it are prices, images, measurements and advertising information for Laurel Stoves, Ranges, and Furnaces, as well as accessories for them, from 1921.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 1883 D. M. Ferry and Company catalog printed by the Gulley Printing House with illustrations by the Calvert Lithograph Company, containing information and illustrations of the company's fields and other facilities, as well as descriptions and illustrations of the fruits, vegetables, flowers, and farming tools available through the company. A girl waters flowers through a window on the front cover, and a small boy and girl share a large slice of watermelon in a field, surrounded by a border of vegetables on the back.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalogue of the Detroit High School for the school year of 1896-97, second semester. Published by the Board of Education.
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Catalog from the Detroit Stove Works with a yellow-green cardboard cover. Engraved on the cover is an image of a ribbon with three stands, reading "Art, Utility, Comfort," and a silver palette with the words "Jewel Stoves and Ranges" written on it. Printing of the catalog is attributed to O.S. Gulley, Bornman and Company of Detroit. Contained within the catalog are prices, images, measurements and advertising information for Jewel Stoves and Ranges, as well as accessories for them, from 1889. On the back cover is text reading "Foreign Agencies" accompanied by a list of foreign Jewel Stoves and Ranges distributors, written within an image of a bronze palette, that reads "Frankfurt, Germany; Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France; Vienna, Austria; London, England."
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society