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- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting the Belle Isle Bridge on Fire, with a dock which extends underneath the bridge also on fire. The center of the bridge has completely burned. The bridge's opposite end, also burning, is visible in the background. "W.D. Benham Co., Detroit, Mich." printed on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting people fishing along the riverfront, south of the Ambassador Bridge. In the background are ships and the downtown skyline. Printed on verso: The Ambassador Bridge. The World's longest International Suspension bridge, linking Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Almost two miles long, it has five traffic lanes and an 8 ft. sidewalk for pedestrians. Detroit, in addition to being the 'World's Motor Capitol' also ranks as the second port in tonnage volume in the United States. The Detroit River is one of the world's busiest waterways. Fisherman enjoy the ever fascinating river panorama. Plastichrome® by Colourpicture Publishers, Inc. Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A., Pub. by the Hiawatha Card Co., P.O. Box 56, Ypsilanti, Mich., Color by Lucy Gridley
- Date Issued:
- 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- A leather photograph album embroidered with Continental Motor MFG. Co. on the cover containing fifty-nine photographs of the construction of the Detroit, Michigan plant, 1911-1912.There is a mixture of 8x10 and tri-folded images. The photographs are taken by Manning Brothers, Commercial Photographers, 22-24 Witherall St., Detroit, Michigan. 1) July 21, 1911, men working in field2) July 21, field with factory in backdrop3) August 1, 1911, men with horses, trailers, and plough in field4) August 9, 1911, men mixing cement5) August 16, 1911, men at work in the field among broken rock6) August 24, 1911, men in hats and ties at site which is torn up dirt7) August 30, 1911, supports standing8) September 5, 1911, men standing on planks9) September 6, 1911, progress on foundation10) September 6, 1911, lumber stacked up against a long wall11) September 14, 1911, construction12) September 22, 1911, construction13) September 22, 1911, working on brick tower14) September 22, 1911, crane lifting support beams onto structure15) September 28, 1911, construction16) October 4, 1911, crane lifting beam with man on it 17) October 12, 1911, working on second floor18) October 20, 1911, working on first floor19) October 20, 1911, birds-eye view of construction site, St. Clair Park, Detroit River, factories, and houses20) October, 1911, birds-eye view of f construction site, St. Clair Park, Detroit River, and houses21) October 26, 1911, construction22) October 26, 1911, two men standing inside a partially built structure23) November 3, 1911, working on ground level and top of second floor24) November 9, 1911, Continental smokestack and steel structure 25) November 29, 1911, progress of brick work and windows26) November 29, 1911, Continental smokestack and steel structure partially bricked27) December 19, 1911, men working on brickwork191228) January 1, 1912, construction progress 29) January 30, 1912, windows in place and grounds and buildings covered with snow30) March 11, 1912, view inside a building31) March, 1912, view inside building showing machinery32) March 11, 1912, Continental smokestack and completed brick structure33) March 11, 1912 view inside a building34) March 11, 1912, view inside a building35) March 11, 1912, progress of brick work and windows36) March 1912, corner view of building in progress37) March 11, 1912, Continental smokestack and building with a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway boxcar38) March 11, 1912, Continental smokestack and building39) March 11, 1912, view inside a building40) March 11, 1912, view inside a building41) March 11, 1912, view inside a building42) March 1912, vehicles driving on a flooded E. Jefferson Avenue with a Continental Motor Mfg. Co. sign at left43) March 1912, vehicles driving on a flooded E. Jefferson Avenue with a Continental Motor Mfg. Co. sign at right44) March 21, 1912, people and two horse and carts on a flooded E. Jefferson Avenue in front of the Continental Motor Mfg. Co. plant45) April 2, 1912, view inside a building46) April 2, 1912, view inside a building47) April 2, 1912, view inside a building48) April 2, 1912, view inside a building49) May 14, 1912, exterior of the plant is completed 50) May 14, 1912, view of completed site, view from corner51) May 14,1912, view of completed site, view from corner52) May 1912, view inside a building53) May 1912, view inside a building of offices and some machinery in the background54) May 1912, view inside a building55) May 1912, view of machinery inside a building56) 1912, view inside building showing machinery57) May 1912, view of completed site, view from corner58) May 1912, view of completed plant from E. Jefferson Avenue with sign59) May 1912, view of completed plant with sign
- Date Created:
- 1912-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Lakeshore Museum Center
- Collection:
- Teledyne Continental Motors
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting the Belle Isle Bridge being spayed with water near the shore. Men sit and stand on wood pilings in the river to watch. "W.D. Benham Co., Detroit, Mich." printed on verso. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 17, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color print showing an illustrated "Panoramic View of Detroit's River Front, Compliments of the Detroit News," "Copyright 1905 by Detroit Publishing Company." Underneath the panoramic view is green text reading "There is Only One Detroit River and There is Only One Detroit News." The panoramic view features the Detroit River in the foreground, with several cargo ships traversing the river, and depicts the riverfront in the background, showing Detroit's skyline in 1905. Notable buildings visible include the Fort Street Presbyterian Church, the Hammond Building, and the Wayne County Building.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One print entitled "Detroit 1888." The print consists of four engraved drawings that have been printed in black ink on white paper. The three smaller drawings at the top are entitled (left to right): "Detroit in 1705," "Detroit in 1834," and "Detroit in 1820." The large drawing along the bottom shows a panoramic view of the Detroit skyline as seen from a hotel balcony. Printed text beneath this view notes "These cuts are taken from Lyman E. Stowe's book, 'Poetical Drifts of Thought; or Problems of Progress,'" "Population 250,000," and "From a photograph taken from the balcony of the Crawford House, Windsor." A black ink stamp near the lower right corner shows "Mildred K. Stowe, 1325 Madison Avenue, Detroit, Mich."
- Date Issued:
- 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting houses and boats docked along the shore of Hickory Island in Grosse Ile. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 9, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of the remains of the original Belle Isle Bridge after it burned on April 27, 1915, as viewed from Belle Isle to the west of the bridge, facing northeast. Two spans of the bridge remain standing on the right edge of the frame. One of the bridge's piers stands in the river on the left. Several passenger ferries, canoes, and sailboats are on the river. The Detroit Boat Club stands on the shore on the right, and the Conners Creek Electric Power Plant is under construction in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Mounted black and white print of a drawing of the Detroit River circa 1826 taken from page 375 of volume one of Silas Farmer's book, The History of Detroit and Michigan. The drawing is inspired by the painting, Detroit as Seen from the Canadian Shore in 1821, by Alexander Macomb. The Windsor shore of the river is pictured at the lower right, where a man sits atop a rock, fishing. To his right, a woman sits inside a tipi. A pair of rowboats are nearby in the river, while several sailing ships are docked along the opposite shore, in Detroit. The twin steeples of St. Anne's Catholic Church rise above the city's roof tops. The western tip of Belle Isle is visible in the distance. "Somner del., from old drawing" printed in lower left. "Copyright by Silas Farmer, 1888" printer in lower right. 1826 printed in handwriting on recto, and "c.1826 Farmer v. I p. 373, based on Macomb water color," handwritten on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
