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- 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:
- Sepia-toned photo mounted on a black cabinet card with gold trim bearing an image taken during the 1891 National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Detroit. The view is across Campus Martius, filled with people and decorated with flags, facing northeast down Monroe Street. In the background, the Detroit Opera House, indicated with a blue "X," is visible. On the other side, stands the Monroe Block. In the foreground, marked with an "O," are the steps to City Hall. Nearby on the right is fountain topped with a statue of a woman. "Detroit Opera House (left X) & square front of City Hall, Detroit. (Taken so ? stand front of City Hall shows O). I went to Detroit Opera House all thru my youth. Sam Bernhardt, Booth, Banet Modgeska, Maggie Whitehell "Lotta" Crabtree, Mansfield, Sol Smith Russell, David Mansfield, Fannie Davenport, Gillette" handwritten on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
