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- Description:
- Informational sign about clockmaker Louis Meier, printed in black on cardstock. In several columns of text, the sign details Meier's in the tower of the Scheiwe Warehouse at East Grand Boulevard and Beaubien, the clock in the window of his store at Gratiot Avenue and East Grand Boulevard, his 1907 Master Clock (1982.020.001 ) which was displayed at the Michigan State Fair, his clocks for the Cathedral of St. Anthony and St. Albertus Catholic Church, the Belle Isle Clock in the Casino, his Universal Time Clock at a train station in Los Angeles, a clock built for a Capuchin Monastery, and Meier's personal watch. Halftone images of some of the clocks and buildings described, as well as portraits of Louis Meier, and his songs, Frank Meier, and Louis Meier, Jr. accompany the text.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the floral clock in Water Works Park. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Dec 9, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Informational sign about clockmaker Louis Meier, printed in black on cardstock. In several columns of text, the sign details Meier's in the tower of the Scheiwe Warehouse at East Grand Boulevard and Beaubien, the clock in the window of his store at Gratiot Avenue and East Grand Boulevard, his 1907 Master Clock (1982.020.001 ) which was displayed at the Michigan State Fair, his clocks for the Cathedral of St. Anthony and St. Albertus Catholic Church, the Belle Isle Clock in the Casino, his Universal Time Clock at a train station in Los Angeles, a clock built for a Capuchin Monastery, and Meier's personal watch. Halftone images of some of the clocks and buildings described, as well as portraits of Louis Meier, and his songs, Frank Meier, and Louis Meier, Jr. accompany the text.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the floral clock reading "Water Power" in Water Works Park, with a pedestrian on the road and the tower in the background. Printed on verso: Water Works Park, Detroit, Mich. The Water Works Park occupies a 72 acre lot of ground on Jefferson avenue, is owned by the city and partially occupied by its waterworks pumping station, has been made one of Detroit's beauty spots. The water supply is pumped through a long tunnel from Lake St. Clair to the distributing point, and the park is remarkable for its large floral clock. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Nov 5, 1918.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the floral clock in Water Works Park reading "Standard Time", with pedestrians on the road and the tower and a smokestack in the background. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 7, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the floral clock in Water Works Park. Printed on verso: Floral Clock at Gladwin Park, Detroit, Mich. This Floral Clock is located at Gladwin Park, which contains 75 acres. Here also is found the water pumping station where seventy three million gallons of water are pumped daily for Detroit's supply. The Clock is run by water power. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 4, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic postcard depicting the floral clock reading "Standard Time" in Water Works Park, with pedestrians on the road and the tower and a smokestack in the background. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 5, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic postcard depicting the floral clock in Water Works Park, with a smokestack in the background. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 17, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the floral clock in Water Works Park reading "Water Power", with pedestrians on the road and the tower in the background. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Feb 20, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the floral clock in Water Works Park. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 11, 1921.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
