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- Color postcard depicting a street view of the Ford plant in Highland Park. A water tower, and six American flags are visible. Handwritten message on verso reads "It is the only car on the streets.", postmarked Sep 18, 1913. Printed on verso: Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Mich. The Ford Motor Company is located at Highland Park and can be reached by taking Woodward Avenue Cars marked Log Cabin. There are more Fords made than any other car in the World, and much credit is given Henry Ford for his earnest efforts to make Detroit the Automobile City.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a street view of the Continental Motors Company, flying three American flags. Printed on verso: Continental Motor Mfg. Co., Detroit, The Continental Motor Mfg. Co., is located at Jefferson avenue East and Berzner avenue and can be reached by Jefferson cars marked Grosse Pointe, going East. The Continental is one of the largest of the accessory plants connected with the automobile industry. More than fifty of these plants are located in the vicinity of Detroit, near at hand to the greatest market for their products. This is one of the many reasons why Detroit is called the Auto City. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 4, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic postcard showing an illustration of the Brush Runabout Company buildings along Oakland Avenue in Highland Park. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard Packard Motor Car Company, Detroit Mich. This vertical image shows an aerial view of the Packard factory. Verso: "Packard Motor Car Company Detroit, Mich, The Packard Motor Car Company is located on the East Grand Boulevard and the Belt Line Railway. The factory occupies forty acres of floor space including thirty separate buildings, and employs over 7,000 people. Daily output is ten complete pleasure cars and five two, three or five-ton commercial trucks. The power house is equipped to supply 8500 horse power, including two 3000 horse power Cooper engines." Publisher: C.T Photochrom Postmarked 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an aerial view of the Dodge factory in Hamtramck. Publisher: C.T. American Art Postmarked 1922.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting a ground level view of the Chalmers Motor Company. Printed on recto: Pesha Photo Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Nov 1, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Postcard featuring an illustration of the Peninsular Stove Company factory in Detroit on the recto. The card is addressed to "Mrs. Rosamund Kecuau" of Fairgrove, Michigan, and includes a handwritten recipe for a pineapple Jello dish on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a ground-level view of Chalmers Motor Company buildings. Printed on verso: Chalmers Motor Co The illustration on the reverse side shows a bird's-eye view of one of the largest Automobile Factories in the world, and is one of the industries that has made Detroit famous. [Note this is not an accurate description of the image on reverse] Publisher: United News Co., Detroit Mich.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard showing a street view of the Cadillac Motor Car factory. Handwritten message on verso reads, "Dear Teacher:- I miss the class very much and I hope you are well. I was not in Sunday School because I have a sore foot. And cannot go much around. My Mother does all she can and it is not much better." Postmarked 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting pedestrians along a two story brick building. Publisher: United News Co., Detroit, Mich.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
