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- Description:
- Cabinet card bearing a sepia-toned head-and-shoulders portrait photograph of Detroit Fire Commissioner William Duncan. Handwriting on the verso notes "ex-commissioner, William Duncan." This photograph is one of a series of eight photos of former Detroit Fire Department Commissioners. A decorative engraved logo on the verso shows "Randall, Photographer, 220 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich."
- Date Issued:
- 1867-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Sepia-toned composite group portrait of the members of the Detroit Fire Department in 1890, composed of 207 separate head-and-shoulder portraits of unidentified firefighters arranged in rows on the right, and, on the left, portraits of Chief James Battle, Assistant Chiefs James R. Elliott and Mark H. Gascoigne, First Battalion Chief John Kendall, Second Battalion Chief James C. Broderick, Third Battalion Chief William J. Gowan, Superintendent of Horses Allan. Armstrong, and Master Mechanic Francis Beaufait, as well as a photo of Detroit Fire Department Headquarters on the northeast corner of Wayne Street and Larned Street. Images of several pieces of firefighting equipment for a design surrounding the portrait of Battle, and the left edge of the image. A.G. McMichael, Artist & Photo, 210 & 212 Woodward Ave. Copyright 1891 by A.G. McMichael" is printed in the lower left corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Sepia-toned panoramic group portrait composed of two photos pasted together of a gathering of members of the Detroit Goodfellows posed outside of the American Printing Company. The groups is composed of men clad in coats, hats, aprons printed with "For Base Ball Results, The News," and newspaper carrier bags. Snow covers the ground. Signs, one on a post in the foreground and the other on a windowsill in the back, read, "Detroit Christmas Fund. Old News Boys. 'No Kiddie Without a Christmas.'" The foreground sign has been retouched to darken the text. A circled "1" has been drawn beside one of the kneeling men at the lower left. Along with the stamp, "Dec. 20 1922," a list of names has been handwritten on the verso: 1. William A. Guthard 2. John L. Dexter 3. James J. Brady 4. Harry Robinson 5. Nathan Samuels 6. Ralph Doherty 7. Fred Baier
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Print. Sepia-toned mounted photographic print bearing a head-and-shoulders portrait of Detective William James Appling. His uniform includes a buttoned coat, badge, and a cap decorated with the number "3" surrounded by a laurel motif. He has a short goatee. Image is mounted on beige cardstock and includes a loose oval-shaped off-white paper frame with gold trim. "9/13/66 Thursa Walker, 4860 Delba Dr. Dayton, Ohio, 349-7199" handwritten on verso in pencil "William James Appling (Det.) in police uniform of early 1870s grandfather of donor, Mrs. Edgar Stevens, 625 Merchant Ave. Ypsilanti 48197, Xed 4-10-68" handwritten on verso in ink.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Police Department
- Description:
- Autographed sepia-toned portrait photograph of Thomas A. Edison in profile, wearing a dark suit. His inscription along the bottom of the heavy border reads, "To my old friends and associates of the pioneer days Thos. A. Edison. May 16 1925 For A.O. Dunk." The image is copyrighted by T.A.E. Inc., and has the number 214 in the upper right corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Black and white photo of a cabinet card bearing a photo portrait of Captain George P. Sanford of the First Michigan Infantry, C Company posed standing in uniform with his left arm behind his back beside a chair and table. "Brady, Washington," is printed along the bottom border of the card. "Capt. Geo. P. Sanford 'C' Company, First Mich Vol Inf 1861," and "E2" are handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1861-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Military
- Description:
- Sepia-toned oval-shaped head-and-shoulders portrait photograph of John Christian Lodge, wearing a herringbone tweed suit, a light-colored tie, and a shirt with a rounded collar. A backdrop painted with foliage is behind him. The photo is signed by the photographer, "C.M. Hayes 08."
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- 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 cabinet card photograph of the head and shoulders of a fireman. The badge on his cap reads, "204." Noted on the front lower right corner is the address of the photo studio, "244 & 246 Woodward Ave." which was probably the studio of F. Friend based upon other similar photos in this collection. Written on verso, "T. J. O'Shea."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Two sepia-toned photographic prints mounted to opposite sides of heavy cardstock. The image on the recto shows a horse-drawn fire engine crossing an intersection. A heavily treed area, likely Grand Circus Park, is visible in the background. The base of a moonlight tower is at the right. A boy peers toward the camera while stepping into the street in the foreground on the right. The picture on the verso depicts a man in a bowler hat and sport coat standing atop a bridge across a canal. A large building and several trees are visible across the canal in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
