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- Description:
- Black and white photo of two blurred figures riding in a canoe past a small island that forks one of the canals on Belle Isle. A building with a steep gable roof stands behind some bushes on the right. "#556 May 21 1904, Thro' the Woods, Blurred Canoe, Belle Isle," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Four-pane folding promotional 1895 calendar from the Michigan Stove Company, advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A scene of children talking amongst themselves against a background of a landscape with a windmill is spread across all four panes on the recto, with a calendar running along the bottom and the year "1895" printed in the center. A large advertisement for Garland Stoves and Ranges is spread across all four panes on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Note accompanying receipt the receipt for Helen Newberry, from Miss. E. G. Brewer (1959.036.002a), printed with "The article marked with a red X will be sent in a few days or sooner."
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Small sepia-toned photographic print depicting Monroe Street as viewed from across Campus Martius, however the image is incorrectly captioned on the verso as "Cadillac Square as viewed from City Hall, March 10, 1918." The camera was positioned near the curb in front of City Hall. A streetlight pole is to the right. A car passes heading south on Woodward Avenue. Pedestrians, other automobiles, and electric streetcars also traverse Campus Martius. The Detroit Opera House is in the background on the left. A large sign reading, "Join the Navy for Quick Action," has been posted adjacent to it. The businesses of the Monroe Block, including a pool hall, are in the central background. A billboard for Blackstone Cigars has been posted atop the Second Williams Block. Remnants of winter slush cover the street and sidewalk.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a pool full of children and with a fountain at its center. Printed on verso: The Children's Bathing Pools are one of the many delights afforded to the children of the city and their little visitors. There is one located in Clark's Park and another in Perrien Park. They are under the supervision of the Park and Boulevard Commission. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 22, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic postcard depicting Water Works Park, with the tower and pumping station in the background and water in the foreground. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Dec 16, 1905.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of the Columbia Mills. Trains, with a locomotive, pedestrians and horse-drawn wagons in front. Signs read "Arrow Department", "Warehouse", "Window Shade Factories", "Window Shades", and "Star & Arrow Department". Printed on verso: Our salesman will call in a few days with a complete line of Columbia Window Shades and Columbia Lace Curtains. Yours truly, Columbia Shade Cloth Co. Keep this card - it is one of several showing the magnitude of our mills. Postmarked Jun 7, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program handbill for a production of "A Lady of Quality," at the Detroit Opera House beginning October 3, 1898. The cast and scenes are listed below.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One plan sheet entitled, "Deck Frame for Str. 59/60, F.&P.M. [Flint & Pere Marquette]." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows a half plan view of the structural deck frame arrangement for the proposed wooden-hulled, propeller-driven, passenger steamships. The plan was prepared by Frank E. Kirby at a scale of 1 1/2 inches = 1 foot by the Detroit Dry Dock Company and is dated May, 1882. (Steamer numbers 59 and 60 were the Detroit Dry Dock hull numbers for the passenger steamships that were known as F.&P.M. No. 1 and F.&P.M. No. 2, respectively.)
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- J.L. Hudson Company trade card with a color image of two birds--a finch and a red crossbill--perched on a branch, credited to "Bufford," on the recto. Text on the verso gives the store's address as 141, 143, and 145 Woodward Avenue, and promotes the store's selection, and prices, and encourages out-of-towners visiting Detroit to come to the store.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
