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- Description:
- Photograph. Glossy black and white photograph of six firemen who are riding on a fire truck in a parade on Woodward Ave. at Campus Martius. Businesses that are visible in the background include Golde Clothes and John Roesink Good Clothes. Also in the background is a crowd of people who are standing on the sidewalk. Handwriting on the verso notes "April 10, 1922; Parade; Last run of steam fire engine; 1917 Chemical Seagrave Engine 3." A blue ink stamp on the verso notes "Photograph by The Detroit News; Not to be Published."
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned photograph showing the front of the Old City Hall (left) and the Majestic Building (right). Fort Street can be seen at the far left side of the photo, Woodward Avenue is visible in the foreground, and Michigan Avenue is visible between the Old City Hall and the Majestic Building. The busy street scene on Woodward includes streetcars, horse-drawn wagons, pedestrians, a bicyclist, and a street sweeper. Business names that are visible include "The Home Savings Bank" and "C. A. Shafer." Typewritten text on the verso shows "This picture was taken in the central business portion of the city of Detroit and from the window of a [building?]."
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Postcard. Linen postcard depicting an illustration of the Book Building in vibrant colors. Front reads, "Book Building, Detroit, Mich." Back reads, "One of Detroit's famous landmarks, the Book Building is at Washington Boulevard and Grand River Avenue, in the busy heart of downtown Detroit. It is one of Detroit's well-known architectural giants. Pub. By Arcadia Greeting Card Co., Detroit Michigan. A 'Colourpicture' Publication, Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A. K2747"
- Date Issued:
- 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Detroit Public Library from the corner of Library Street and Gratiot Avenue, with people on the steps. Printed on recto: copyright 1904 by the Rotograph Co.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo showing a 2-story brick police station building on Gratiot Avenue.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One print entitled "Detroit and Its Water Front In 1887." The print consist of a black and white drawing that shows an elevated view of city, looking northward along Woodward Avenue just south of Jefferson Avenue. The drawing was a supplement to the Detroit Evening Journal on May 7, 1887. A separate engraved drawing along the bottom of the sheet shows a view of the waterfront with many different types of sail and steam vessels on the river. Printed text in the lower left corner shows "Photo-Electrotype Eng. Co., New York."
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting the Lauraetta apartment building from the corner of Beaubien and E High Streets, with three boys standing in front. A business sign reads "Economy Drug Store". Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Nov 16, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Young Woman's Home from the corner of Clifford and W Adams Streets. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Oct 22, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One booklet entitled "Specifications for Storage and Service Stock Building, Clark Avenue - Cadillac Plant, Detroit, Michigan, General Motors Corporation." The booklet consists of 78 pages that of typewritten specifications (carbon copy) for the construction of a four story building at the Clark Avenue Cadillac automotive assembly plant in Detroit. A black ink stamp on the cover page shows "Received Nov. 5, 1919, Dupont Eng. Co., Cadillac Plant, Detroit." The booklet pages are bound with two brass fasteners at the top. Five additional pages, Bulletin Nos. 1-5, are attached at the end of the booklet with two metal paper clips.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One open page of a newspaper showing a picture collage entitled "Views In The City of Detroit." The open page shows engraved drawings that are printed in black ink on slightly yellowed newspaper. The drawings are printed across two pages of the September 9, 1878, issue of "The Daily Graphic" newspaper of New York. The eighteen drawings show various downtown streets, businesses, churches, public buildings, and the Detroit Riverfront. A numbered index along the bottom of the page identifies all of the drawings.
- Date Issued:
- 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
