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- Blue monochromatic postcard depicting a view along the south side of W Fort Street at Shelby Street. In view are the State Savings Bank, Penobscot Building, and Hammond Building. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked May 11, 1908. A. C. Dietsche, Detroit, Mich. And Leipzig. Made in Germany
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Union Trust and Hammond Buildings from the corner of Griswold and Congress Streets. Printed on verso: Union Trust and Hammond Buildings. Two of the best known office structures in the city are shown in this picture, the Union Trust Building in the foreground, and the Hammond Building on the left. The former is one of the solidest structures in the city, and was finished in 1896 at a cost of $500,000. It is owned by the company whose name it bears. It has two marble stairways and includes 250 suites of offices. The two buildings occupy the entire frontage on Griswold St. between Fort and Congress. Handwritten message on verso reads, "I think you are a fraud." Postmarked from Sept. 22, 1920.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of the Dime Building on the corner of Griswold and W Fort Streets. Printed on verso: Dime Bank Bldg., Detroit, Mich. The Dime Savings Bank Bldg., Cor. Of Fort St West and Griswold St. is erected on the site formerly occupied by the Walker Bldg. For many years a Baptists church occupied this plot. This is one of the finest skyscrapers in the country, of ornate design and twenty-two stories in height. The building cost $1,500,000. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 12, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Home Savings Bank on the corner Michigan Avenue and Griswold Street. Printed on verso: The Home Savings Bank Building - Corner of Michigan Avenue and Griswold street, was erected in 1893 and is eight stories high. The handsome offices of the bank occupy the entire lower floor, the rest of the building being devoted entirely to offices. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Dec 30, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the State Savings Bank and Penobscot Building from the corner of W Fort and Shelby Streets, with pedestrians and a horse-drawn buggy. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Jul 25, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the State Savings Bank from W Fort Street, with a white margin on the right side.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Sepia-toned group portrait photograph of the six members of the board of the Guardian Group. The three men seated in the front are identified on the verso as, from left to right, Robert O. Lord, Ernest C. Kanzler, and Frederick T. Murphy. The man standing at the top center is also identified as John C. Grier, Jr. The other two men from the left in the upper row are unidentified. "MacGregor and Company, Commercial Photography, 4610 Woodward Ave. Detroit, Michigan," is stamped is on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of the interior of the Guardian Trust Company's bank within the Buhl Building, decorated for its opening on July 8, 1925. The room is wood paneled with a tile floor and large chandeliers. Bouquets of flowers decorate the marble desks and counters as well as the moulding of the bank. Doors are visible along the walls on both the right and left edges of the frame. A Spencer and Wyckoff Photographers stamp is on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of the interior of the Guardian Trust Company's bank within the Buhl Building, decorated for its opening on July 8, 1925. The room is wood paneled with a tile floor and large chandeliers. Bouquets of flowers decorate the marble desks and counters of the bank. A name plaque for Harry Johnson is visible on the desk at the lower right. A figure stands behind the Corporate Department - Stock Transfer teller window in the background. A Spencer and Wyckoff Photographers stamp is on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1958-06-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City