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- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting models of a church, covered bridge, and Benjamin Franklin's birthplace at the Midget City roadside attraction. "Pub. by American Greeting Publishing, Cleveland, Ohio." is printed along the center of the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card from the Detroit Stove Works advertising Jewel Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts a child in a bonnet standing on top of their bed while holding a pan-shaped bed warmer. Written in French at the bottom of the card is "Je Vais Me Bassiner Moi-Meme," which translates to "I Will Bathe Me Myself" in English.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- This cyan halftone picture was cut from a page and shows a view of one wall inside the new Detroit Opera House. Some of the architectural details of the new Opera House (built in 1898) are described in the text that is printed adjacent to the picture and on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Four page unbound booklet of sheet music for the piano, composed by T. F. Rinehart, and published by Auburn Publishing Company of Auburn, Indiana. "Musical Supplement to the 'Charlotte Prohibitionist.' Charlotte, Mich., Friday, November 20th, 1885." The piece is in 6/8 time.
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a fire truck drawn by three horses, with ten firemen aboard. Printed on verso: The Detroit Fire Department is considered one of the best equipped in the country, and their promptness in responding to alarms is remarkable. The magnitude of the department is scarcely realized by the majority of the people. It requires the services of 630 men to handle the 32 engines, 13 trucks, 3 hose companies, 340 horses, 1 water tower and 2 fire boats. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jan 22, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Advertisement from the Detroit Stove Works promoting their "Globe Gas Burner" model gas burning stoves. On the recto is an illustration, credited to A. Picard of Troy, New York, of a Globe Gas Burner stove and text advertising that it is a "Illuminating Globe Stove" that "Has Gas Burning Attachment, with Horizontal Moving and Dumping Grate" and that it is "patented 1869."
- Date Issued:
- 1869-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned photo of passengers, including President Theodore Roosevelt, standing along the promenades, and visible through the windows on the port side of the White Star excursion boat TASHMOO toward the bow. Roosevelt gestures with his hat, standing outside of the pilot house. "Copyright 1902 by Alvord and Co. & Geo. W. Burnham, Detroit, Mich, U.S.A." is printed in the lower right corner. The photo is mounted on grey cardstock with an embossed border.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Stock certificate number C304 for 100 shares of common stock and marked "CANCELED." The certificate is printed in black text on white paper with an engraving of the steamship, Greater Detroit, and also has decorative orange engraved designs around the border. The certificate has perforations along the left edge.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting City Hall and the Majestic Building with a view down Fort Street from Campus Martius. Printed on verso: City Hall and Majestic Building. The business center of Detroit is the Campus Martius, situated at the converging of Lafayette, Monroe, Michigan and Woodward Avenues. It was reserved as a breathing spot in the "Governor and Judges" plan adopted for the city in its early history and has been beautified by a fountain donated by Mrs. Thomas W. Palmer. On it fronts the City Hall, Majestic Building, Detroit and Temple theatres and other prominent factors in the city life. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- A half folded sheet containing pages 11 through 14 of "Photo-Play Weekly." The four pages contain programs for the Adams Theatre, Captiol Theatre, and Madison Theatre for the week of January 11, 1925, as well as a fourth page containing advertisements for the Stratford Arms Hotel, and the Douglas Printing Company, along with a cartoon.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
