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- One architectural drawing entitled "Store House, Fort Wayne, Michigan, Office A.A.Q.M. [Acting Assistant Quarter Master], November, 1889." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows a transverse cross-section view of the interior structural design of the fort Store House. A cellar plan and end elevation view of the building are also shown. The two-story building has lower (basement/cellar), first floor, and upper levels. Office areas are located at each end of the building. The drawing is shown at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot. Handwritten text in the lower left corner shows "Frederick D. Griffith, Pvte., Co. G, 23rd Infantry, Draughtsman. Dec., 1889." Printed text in the lower right corner shows "P. E. File Nr. 4477."
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Officers' Row at Fort Wayne with three children on the sidewalk and several large trees. Printed on verso: Officers' Row, Fort Wayne. Situated inside the limits of Detroit, on the banks of the river, is historic Fort Wayne, one of the regular posts of the United States army. A portion of the fortifications dates back to the territorial days, including the old barracks and a winding maze of subterranean passages leading to the magazine. The officers' quarters face the parade ground, which slopes down to the river. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Nov 24, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting the Company Quarters at Fort Wayne. Printed on recto: Stevens, Publisher. Handwritten message on recto reads "The building with the x mark on shows H. Co. building." Postmarked May 13, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One architectural drawing entitled "Addition to Hospital, Fort Wayne, Michigan. Major P. G. Wales, Surgeon, U.S. Army. March, 1907." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows a transverse cross-section view of the building as well as an end elevation view of the proposed four-story addition. Building dimensions are given on the cross section view. Both views are shown at a scale of 1 inch = 8 feet. Printed text in the lower right corner shows "Bldg. #209" and "P. E. File Nr. 4919."
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photograph mounted on cardboard. Photograph pictures General Robinson's Head Quarters at Fort Wayne in 1869. A row of 4 building units bordered by a white fence can be seen. On the left side of the image, three men in uniform can be seen standing along the outside of the fence. In the middle of the image, four men in uniform can be seen standing along the outside of the fence. To their right is a man in uniform walking with a child. Text underneath the image reads "Genl. Robinson's Head Quarters, For Wayne, Mich. 1869."
- Date Issued:
- 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white sketch of the shore along the southeast corner of Fort Wayne. The Detroit River is depicted along the left side of the sketch, with the river occupying the foreground. Wooden fencing can be seen along the right side of the sketch. Three boats are visible on the river in the distance, along with one boat visible in center at left on the shore, with a figure holding a fishing pole standing beside it. A caption on the verso reads "SE corner of Fort Wayne and Dock, Detroit, Mich., August 31st, 1884."
- Date Issued:
- 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Hospital at Fort Wayne, with a few people at the entrance. Postmarked Jul 18, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One architectural drawing entitled "Store House, Fort Wayne, Michigan, Office A.A.Q.M. [Acting Assistant Quarter Master], November, 1889." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows a front elevation view and first floor plan view of the fort Store House. The two-story building had six windows, two doors, and a loading dock along the front. Small porches at each end of the building provided access to offices and issuing rooms. The building had storage areas on the lower (basement/cellar), first floor, and upper levels. The drawing is shown at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot. Handwritten text in the lower left corner shows "Frederick D. Griffith, Pvte., Co. G, 23rd Infantry, Draughtsman. Dec., 1889." Printed text in the lower right corner shows "P. E. File Nr. 4475."
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One mylar copy of a map entitled, "Tracing from a Map of Springwells by Lieuts. Macomb & Warner, T.E. [Topographical Engineers], 1841, with the Addition of Outlines of Fort Wayne and Public Grounds, Sept., 1865." A signature beneath the title shows "December 12, 1865, (Sd) [Signed] T. J. Cram, Col. Corps Eng'rs." The map shows the existing topography along the Detroit River from the River Rouge to about 2 miles upstream from Fort Wayne. Several roads are shown including Main Road (now Jefferson Avenue), Wood Road, and Fort Street. Also, several mounded areas are shown in the vicinity of the fort which may be the Indian Mounds that were known to exist in the Delray area of Springwells Township. A small portion of the Canadian side of the Detroit River is shown in the area of Sandwich (Windsor), Ontario. A note in the lower right corner area of the map shows the scale as "1 Foot to a Mile" or 1:5,280.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled, "Fort Wayne - Plans, Elevation, and Section of Offices, Bakery, Guard, Store, and Washing Rooms." The drawing shows front and end elevations views of the building as well as plan views of the three floors. Handwritten text beneath the title shows "drawn by D. R. Bell, Eng'r. Dept., Wash't., 1850." A handwritten note in the lower right corner of the sheet shows "Gift from A.S.C.E. [American Society of Civil Engineers], R. A. Briggs."
- Date Issued:
- 1850-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
