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- Letter from General William Hall requesting Major James Witherell in Detroit to send a man to the quarters of General Hull dated 20th July 1812. The text reads, "I wish you to send a man immediately to my quarters, who is acquainted with the farm I purchased of Mr. Meldrum on the River Rouge-- he will not return to Detroit until this evening. I am respectfully, Mr. Wm Hull." On the reverse side is the address to Major Witherell at Detroit, From General Hull.
- Date Issued:
- 1812-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 off the boat's starboard quarter. Heavy wooden scaffolding surrounds the boat, and through it, the hull's plating appears complete. Lower left hand corner show number and date of photo: 26366-04-03-19 with a #59 written above. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting workers preparing large wooden beams and other foundation forms within the Eagle Boat Launch Pit at theFord Rouge Factory Complex. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22610-7-08-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Small hard-cover book, bound in a black cover with faded gold lettering, containing the Articles of Association, Articles of Re-Incorporation, the By-Laws of the Detroit Firemen's Fund Association, printed by Cornehl and Sons. "Badge 110," is handwritten on a front flyleaf.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned gelatin silver photo of the firemen of Engine Company #6 in front of the fire station building. A horse-drawn steam fire engine is parked in the street and a separate horse-drawn hose wagon is parked behind it. Seven firemen are standing in front of the two vehicles. One fireman is seated in the driver's seat of the fire engine and another in the driver's seat of the hose wagon. The name of each fireman is written along the bottom of the photo as follows (left to right): Peter Ortwine, Max Worth, Charles Little, Peter Smith, Frank Kelliger, Dan Carroll, Billy Werner, Ted Denier, Jim O'Grady. Several bystanders can be seen in the background and a policeman is standing at the far right. The brick fire station building shows the number, "6," carved in the keystone over the central doorway. The structure also incudes a watchtower and five people are standing on the balcony. On the left side of the building (midway up at the corner), the street name sign, "Russell St.," is visible. The word, "Russell," can also be seen on the glass of the streetlight that is located behind the fire engine. Handwriting on the verso notes "Man on extreme right is Henry Miller, policeman. A noted character in the Police Dept." and also "This is one of two engines and crews who went to Chicago fire in 1871. No. 3 was the other."
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Packard Motor Car Co. advertisement. Printed in black ink on white paper. The advertisement shows a photograph of an automobile show at top. Numerous cars and spectators are shown in a large hall. A caption underneath reads "First night at the Automobile Show. Thousands of people pay admission to see new models of the year. A man can go all through the Show - see the new color schemes, ingenious novelties in trimming and design. What has he really learned?" Text below reads "What can a Man really Learn at the Show." The text of the advertisement describes the "reasonably permanent value" of Packard automobiles. The advertisement was printed in National Geographic; text at bottom reads "Mention The Geographic - It identifies you." The opposite side of the page features an advertisement for Kelly-Springfields. Hand written text in pencil reads "Feb '20."
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One copyright registration, "No. 85 I," dated January 3, 1878, issued by the "Library of Congress, Copyright Office, Washington." The registration form is printed in black text on white paper and includes blank lines that have been completed in handwritten black ink text. It indicates that a copyright was issued to the Richmond & Backus Company of Detroit for a "Book or Form" which is described in more specific detail in handwritten text. The registration form was signed in the lower right corner by "A. R. [Ainsworth Rand] Spofford, Librarian of Congress." An oval-shaped embossed seal of the Copyright Office is located in the upper left corner of the form.
- Date Issued:
- 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Bank Note from the Detroit Bank which states, "the President Directors and Company of the Detroit Bank promise to pay E. Bush or bearer on demand five dollars." Note is signed by cashier Wm. Flanagan and president A.W. Woodward. Bank note number is 178.
- Date Issued:
- 1806-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the LaBelle Steamship Company freighter LaBelle, under steam. Two figures are on the flying bridge, and two others are outside of the aft cabin. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the year, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One receipt, dated April 27, 1870, issued by the "Detroit, River, St. Clair, Lake Huron & Mackinac Express Co." It was printed in red text on white paper with blank lines completed in black handwritten text. The receipt indicated that the express company had received one package of stationery from the Richmond & Backus Company. The package was marked "Stephens & Kelly, Alpena," with a value of $7.25. The receipt was signed by "J. D. Barr" who was the express company agent.
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
