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- Description:
- Monochromatic postcard depicting the Hotel Pontchartrain from the corner of Woodward Avenue and Cadillac Square, with a streetcar in the foreground. Printed on verso: The Hotel Pontchartrain, Detroit's latest and best hotel, is beautifully situated on the Campus. It is ten stories high with three stories underground. This hotel was opened to the public in October 1907 and is strictly fireproof. It is a marvel of convenience, the underground portion being the most important for the comfort of the guests. Over four million pounds of steel were used in its construction. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Issue of "The Student", published monthly by students of the Detroit Central High School. Contains essays, poetry, artwork, athletic and club news, and photos.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting people swimming in a small pond or lake in Pinckney that appears to have been created by a dam. An embankment with a dam-like structure and sluice gates is visible behind the swimmers. The banks are covered with heavy brush and trees.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Cropped sepia-toned photo of the left side of Pullman Company's Model B, an experimental streetcar designed by John Hession, Jr. based on specifications from Dr. Clarence F. Hirshfeld of the Electric Railway Presidents' Conference Committee. "P.39029, L. 6445, 7-31-34, JP.V.V." is printed in the lower right corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting a fountain in a pond at Water Works Park, with a dingy at the shore and a tower in the background. Handwritten message on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One plan sheet entitled, "Lines," for the fishing trawler, Spray (Hull No. 85). The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows plan, profile, and cross-section views of the hull lines for the proposed trawler. The title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing was prepared by the "Manitowoc Ship Building Co." at a scale of 1/4 inch = 1 foot. The plan number is shown as "5131."
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph taken to document the effort to set a new record time for boat construction through the manufacture of Eagle Boat No. 59, within building "B" of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, as viewed from above the boat's port bow. Workers on scaffolds rivet the hull's plates, while men on top of the framing appear ready to install decking. The time of photo is 3:00 pm. Lower left hand corner show number and date of photo: 26317-04-03-19 with a #59 and 3:00 pm written above. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the rocky shore of Boblo Island with the Lighthouse on a bluff. In the Detroit River is a ship. The verso is divided, and includes a handwritten message dated and postmarked June 22, 1908. "Made in Belgium. A.C. Bosselman & Co. New York," is printed along the left edge of the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Postcard. A colored illustration depicting Harmonie Hall from the corner Centre Street and E Grand River Avenue with a few pedestrians visible. Handwritten note on recto reads, "This is where we have our Dances. I guess we are not particular eh. One here tonight. Harry." Printed on the recto, "No. 5416 Published by The Detroit News Company Detroit Mich., Leipzig, Dresden." Written on verso, "#1510-9th St." Postmarked Nov 9, 1905.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Hardcover journal of the activities of Engine Company No. 42, recording alarms, fires, orders, and other events spanning September 1, 1920 to September 14, 1921. Tables of fuel consumption and mileage on their apparatus are on the final pages of the book. The book is bound in a stained green cover with red corners. "42," is handwritten on the cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
