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- One booklet entitled, "32 Years Ago," which was published by the Union Trust Company to commemorate their 32nd year of business. The company was founded in 1891 and the booklet was published in 1923. The booklet consists of a single panoramic strip of halftone photographic images that show downtown Detroit storefronts along the east side of Woodward Avenue as of 1891. The entire view extends from Grand Circus Park to the Detroit River and sections are identified by as follows: Grand Circus Park Witherell Street to John R Street John R Street to Grand River Avenue Grand River Avenue to Gratiot Avenue Gratiot Avenue to Campus Martius Campus Martius Campus Martius to Congress Street Congress Street to Larned Street Larned Street to Jefferson Avenue Woodward Avenue and Jefferson Avenue Jefferson Avenue to Woodbridge Street Woodbridge Street to Atwater Street Atwater Street to Detroit River.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One brown soft map cover marked "Belle Isle Illustrated. A Descriptive Map and Guide". The front cover is also printed with "Compliments of Union Trust Company". Published by Silas Farmer and Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- One Abstract of Title prepared by The Title Guaranty and Abstract Department of the Union Trust Company of Detroit, Michigan, concerning "Shore Ownerships of land on Grosse Isle [Ile] South from Rail Road to North line of W.A. Rucker land as in County Atlas. The properties were all located in Monguagon Township, Wayne County. The document package consists of a brown cover, title page, and five pages of typewritten text which provide legal descriptions and owner's names for 16 parcels of land. The pages are bound at the top with a narrow brown satin ribbon. The abstract is dated "Detroit, December 12th, 1912, at 8 o'clock A.M."
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One map entitled "Belle Isle Illustrated - A Descriptive Map and Guide." The map is printed in black, blue, and green ink on white paper and shows a plan view of the island. Roads, lakes, canals, and wooded areas are shown along with the locations of park amenities and various sites of interest. Seventeen small black and white pictures of the island and shown along the top and bottom edges and printed text in the lower right corner gives some history of the island. Several company advertisements are shown on the verso. The map was prepared at a scale of 1 inch = 720 feet by the "Silas Farmer & Co., 31 Monroe Ave., cor. Farmer St., Detroit" and is dated 1895. Separated is the accompanying soft-cover of the map entitled "Belle Isle Illustrated. A Descriptive Map and Guide Published By Silas Farmer & Co. Detroit." compliments of Union Trust Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Abstract of Title prepared by the Guaranty and Abstract Department of the Union Trust Company concerning "Fyfe, Barbour and Warren's Subdivision of that Part of Private Claim 260 Lying between Horatio Street and Warren Avenue." The proposed subdivision is bounded by Horatio Street on the south, Campbell Avenue on the west, Warren Avenue on the north, and 32nd Street on the east. The document package consists of 20 pages of printed text which trace the chain of land ownership from Elijah Brush who recorded a claim at the Land Office in Detroit in 1808. The abstract traces the property ownership through the 1800's to various persons including the heirs of Elijah Brush. The property was sold in 1896 by the trustees of the estate of Edmund A. Brush for $24,000 to Richard H. Fyfe. A map of the proposed subdivision is included. The pages are bound at the top with a green ribbon.
- Date Issued:
- 1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
