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- Postcard. Color postcard showing view of the Ford Building from the corner of Griswold and W Congress Streets, with pedestrians and streetcars. Handwritten note on verso: "This is the largest building in the state I suppose." Postmarked August 6th, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- 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
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Postcard. Colorized photographic postcard depicting The Ford Building from an elevated position across the corner of Griswold Street and West Congress Street. Streetcars, pedestrians, and cars are visible in the streets. Verso reads, "1393-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." Card was mailed and postmark reads, "Detroit, Mich. Oct. 10, 12 -M, 1911."
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- 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. Postmarked Aug. 5, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white trifold postcard depicting a panoramic west facing view of Campus Martius with many pedestrians and streetcars. Some buildings are identified. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Feb 28, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Postcard. Color postcard showing view of the Ford Building from the corner of Griswold and W Congress Streets, with pedestrians and streetcars. Printed on verso: 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 enamel terra cotta and it is considered a model of beautiful architecture. Handwritten message on verso. Postmarked July 18, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
