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- Description:
- Postcard (1 copy). Color postcard entitled "Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich." The view shows a park-like scene with a bridge in the foreground, a fountain, two grave markers and three figures. The back reads, "Elmwood Cemetery is located in the eastern part of the city and contains 78 acres. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in the city being opened in 1846." Back of one also reads, "Published By Wolverine News Co., Detroit, Mich., Made in U.S.A.", "A-17415", "Post Card, This Space for Addresses Only." Stamp square reads, "Place Stamp Here, Domestic One Cent, Foreign Two Cents. Both postcards have some writing on the back. Only one was ever mailed and it has a stamp and post mark which reads, "Detroit Mich. Jul 24 1913."
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Union Trust Building on the northeast corner of Griswold and Congress Streets. The verso is divided and lacks publication information.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the large Garland Stove with the Michigan Stove Co. in the background. The stove reads "Garland Stoves and Ranges, The World's Best". Printed on verso: The Largest Stove in the World, Michigan Stove Co., Detroit, Mich. This Garland Stove is the largest in the world and is located on the grounds of the Michigan Stove Company. Directly underneath this for years stood the stump of a tree that marked the place where Chief Pontiac met his death in one of the bloodiest battles ever fought in this section of the country. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 9, 1917. [This was the location of "Pontiac's Tree," for years a Detroit landmark - in reality, Pontiac was killed in what is now Illinois. JLS]
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Cedar Mound on Belle Isle, with a view through the tunnel. Printed on verso: Mount at Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich. This mount is near the casino on Belle Isle. A cascade flows down its sides and an archway runs through the center. Steps lead to the rest house on the top of Mount. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Mar 29, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view along Central Avenue on Belle Isle. The street is crowded with pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles. In the foreground is a round flowerbed. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 9, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of City Hall, the Dime Building, Majestic Building, and Book-Cadillac Hotel from Campus Martius. The street is full of pedestrians, automobiles, and streetcars.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the CITY OF DETROIT III with many people visible on deck. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jan 4, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting the ice fountain on the median of Washington Boulevard, with two people posing on it. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Mar 8, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Café on Boblo Island from the Detroit River. A handwritten message is on the verso, postmarked Aug 25, 1918. "53536-Published by Detroit and Windsor Ferry Company, Detroit River Steamers," is printed on the left edge of the verso, and "Commercialchrome" is printed along the dividing line.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting two buffalo in an enclosure on Belle Isle. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Aug 7, 1906.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
