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1. One sheet, containing pages 363 and 364, from the July 27, 1878 supplement to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

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One sheet, containing pages 363 and 364, from the July 27, 1878 supplement to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Page 363 contains two etchings representing "Michigan.-The City of the Straits-A Ramble Among the Public and Business Establishments of Detroit. From sketches by Walter Yeager and H. Ogden." The captions for the two etchings are as follows: Upper: View of the Campus Martius, Showing the City Hall. Lower: Custom-House Officials at Windsor, Canada, Opposite Detroit, Inspecting the Baggage of Tourists. Page 364 contains the continuation of an article from page 362, "The City of the Straits: Rambles About A Thrifty Western Metropolis." Page 364 contains a section about "Wayne County Savings Bank and Safe Deposit Building," in addition to five etchings with the same theme, "A Ramble Among the Public and Business Establishments of Detroit," as those on page 363. The captions for the etchings on page 364 are as follows: Upper-middle: A Harvesting Scene on D.M. Ferry & Co.' Farm, Grand River Avenue. Left-center: W.B. Wesson, President of the Wayne County Savings Bank and Deposit Company. Mid-center: The Wayne County Savings Bank and Safe Deposit Building. Upper right-center: The People's Savings Bank. Lower right-center: Russell House. Lower-middle: Varnishing Works of Berry Brothers, Corner of Wight and Lieb Streets.
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1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Detroit Historical Society