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- Description:
- Large black and white print of a photo of the right side of Pullman Company's Model B, an experimental streetcar designed by John Hession, Jr. based on specifications from Dr. Clarence F. Hirshfeld of the Electric Railway Presidents' Conference Committee. The car's destination sign is set to "Long Isl. City." Brick industrial buildings are visible in the background. "P.39021, L. 6445, 7-31-34, JP.V.V." is printed in the lower right corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Transportation
- Description:
- Black and white photo of the eastern side of one of the floors inside the Edison Building on the southeast corner of Washington Boulevard and State Street, taken during its conversion from the Edison Illuminating Company's Station A to the company's offices. An arch-shaped portion of a continuous current generator is in the center of frame. Ladders, rope, crates, and tools are scattered around it. A platform for an overhead rolling system is near the upper right corner of frame. "State St. Sta. E. Wall," and "M-4456 7-3-16." are printed along the bottom edge of the image.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Municipal Services
- Description:
- Digital scan of a sepia-toned photo of an Illinois Central Railroad car and a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway car stopped in front of a coal chute at a railroad station, taken during the construction of the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel. Lumber is stacked in the background. A caption printed along the bottom left reads, "155-13, Looking S. at Sta. 192 Windsor, 5/28/07."
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Municipal Services
- Description:
- Sepia-toned group portrait photo of fourteen uniformed employees, including George Henry Koehler, of the Detroit United Railway and a boy posed in front of and on the front platform of a Baker line streetcar in the yard of the Baker Carhouse. The base of a water tower rises off the top of the frame in the background. Koehler, fourth from the left, is circled and identified in the typewritten caption on the verso: Property of "Koehler" family Picture of father: George H. Koehler (circled) with 14 other employees of Detroit Street Railways---Baker Street Car Barns 1905/06 note: brush broom bar to change tracks trolley other employee #'s 1523 3503 Circle is George Henry Koehler Father
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Transportation
- Description:
- Sepia-toned group portrait photo of fourteen uniformed employees, including George Henry Koehler, of the Detroit United Railway and a boy posed in front of and on the front platform of a Baker line streetcar in the yard of the Baker Carhouse. The base of a water tower rises off the top of the frame in the background. Koehler, fourth from the left, is circled and identified in the typewritten caption on the verso: Property of "Koehler" family Picture of father: George H. Koehler (circled) with 14 other employees of Detroit Street Railways---Baker Street Car Barns 1905/06 note: brush broom bar to change tracks trolley other employee #'s 1523 3503 Circle is George Henry Koehler Father
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photo of the eastern side of one of the floors inside the Edison Building on the southeast corner of Washington Boulevard and State Street, taken during its conversion from the Edison Illuminating Company's Station A to the company's offices. An arch-shaped portion of a continuous current generator is in the center of frame. Ladders, rope, crates, and tools are scattered around it. A platform for an overhead rolling system is near the upper right corner of frame. "State St. Sta. E. Wall," and "M-4456 7-3-16." are printed along the bottom edge of the image.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Digital scan of a sepia-toned photo of an Illinois Central Railroad car and a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway car stopped in front of a coal chute at a railroad station, taken during the construction of the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel. Lumber is stacked in the background. A caption printed along the bottom left reads, "155-13, Looking S. at Sta. 192 Windsor, 5/28/07."
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print, taken of another photo depicting a woman in a long dark dress and hat walking along the sidewalk aside a man in a suit and hat in front of a row of two-story, wood-sided houses on Washington Boulevard. A larger building on the left edge of the frame has a partially visible sign which reads, "Furniture and Draperies." "Old houses on Washington Ave. (1898)" handwritten on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white photo of the State Street face of the Edison Building on the southeast corner of Washington Boulevard and State Street, taken during its conversion from the Edison Illuminating Company's Station A to the company's offices, from across State to the northeast. Several windows, and in some cases, the surrounding brickwork have been removed, and workers are visible inside. A construction canopy has been erected above the sidewalk along State Street. A sign for a loan office is posted on the Sun Building on the left edge of frame. In the background on the right, the Reliable Furniture and Carpet Company, the W. G. Arthur Reid Company, Mazda Lamps, and Fulmer's Cigar Store are visible on the west side of Washington Boulevard. "Main Office Progress - Reconstructing 2nd & 3rd Floor," and "M-5020 12-8-16," are printed along the bottom of the image.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Municipal Services
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print, taken of another photo depicting a woman in a long dark dress and hat walking along the sidewalk aside a man in a suit and hat in front of a row of two-story, wood-sided houses on Washington Boulevard. A larger building on the left edge of the frame has a partially visible sign which reads, "Furniture and Draperies." "Old houses on Washington Ave. (1898)" handwritten on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society