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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Central High School from the corner of W Hancock Street and Cass Avenue. Printed on verso: Central High School, Detroit, Mich. The Central High School, situated on Cass Ave., is the leading public school of Detroit. The building and grounds occupy a complete block and the site cost the board of Education $130,350. The addition show on the left was completed in 1908 at a cost of $250,000. The buildings represent an investment of three quarters of a million. Handwritten message on verso, dated Jan 13, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Free Press Building and German American Bank from the corner of W Lafayette Boulevard and Griswold Street, with parked cars in front. Printed on verso: The Free Press is one of the leading newspapers of the country, and their new building is located within 200 feet of the City Hall. It is a ten story building, 100 feet front and 130 feet deep, and is 140 feet high. The front is of white glazed terracotta, and ornamental iron work. The side walls are of brick. Motor Bus carrying passengers over Bridge and around Belle Isle. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 5, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia tone postcard depicting Harper Hospital on John R Street. Visible on the street are an automobile, pedestrians, and horse-drawn wagon labeled "Harper Hospital". Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 21, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One postcard entitled "Cascade or Mount Cedar, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich." The postcard shows a color image of a landscaped hill with stairways and a gazebo at the top. A pedestrian and sidewalks can be seen in the foreground. Printed text on the verso gives additional details about the park.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting people canoeing on a Belle Isle canal lined with trees. Printed on verso: Canoeing, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich. Canoeing is the leading sport at Belle Isle. Its 702 acres are covered by many miles of Canals and Lakes. When Free Band Concerts are in progress during the summer months, hundreds of canoes dot the different canals and make a pretty sight. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Mar 12, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting tents, crowds, a Ferris wheel, two airplanes and a hot air balloon at the Michigan State Fairgrounds.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a buck in an enclosure on Belle Isle. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 5, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Postcard. Color illustration of the Ford Building from the corner of Griswold and W Congress Streets with many pedestrians, streetcars, horse-drawn carriages, and automobiles. Verso reads, "The Ford Building, Griswold and Congress streets, is the largest office building in Michigan. It is 19 stories in height, towers 275 feet above the street level, contains 559 offices and cost Edward Ford, of Toledo, its owner, $1,500,000. Its entire front is of enamel terra cotta and it is considered a model of beautiful architecture." Postmarked Aug. 23, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Postcard. Depicted is an illustration of the Institute in 3/4 view with cards lined in front on Woodward Ave. Front reads, "243--Institute of Arts, Detroit, Mich." Back reads, "This building, one of the few municipally owned museums in America, is unique in arrangement and installation of the interior and is divided into three main wings--European, Asiatic and American, with the arts of each periods shown in appropriate settings. Many of the institute's treasures are famed throughout the entire world, including the Diego Rivera frescoes which were the center of a national controversy a few years ago." "Additional text reads, "United News Co., 24 West Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Mich.," and "Genuine Curteich-Chicago, C.T. Art Colortone, Post Card (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off."
- Date Issued:
- 1940-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Skating Pavilion on Belle Isle, with two canoes on Lake Takoma in the foreground. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Nov 8, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
