Detroit Historical Society
6265 items
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company confirmation receipt; header including engravings of D.M. Ferry and Company Seed Warehouses A and B, as well as a list of company executives; addressed to Alex Waddington of Waddington, California on March 1, 1900, "Dear Sir: We acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 21st wt[?] with enclosure $189.36 which we credit to you on account with our best thanks under the following conditions: All checks on Interior Banks, and all other checks and drafts not endorsed by the sender, are taken for collection only, and we will not be held responsible for any loss that may be incurred in collecting such checks or drafts"
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Postcard. Photograph of the Ambassador Bridge. Back reads, "Ambassador Bridge, Detroit, Michigan-Windsor, Ontario. A 4 lane expressway route connecting all Michigan and Ontario expressways- 1 3/4 miles long. Bring your camera--park a moment--snap the beautiful view!"
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Check, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the office of Parker, Holmes, and Company--successors to Mowry and Company--for the amount of $35.25 to the Second National Bank, dated June 6, 1874. The check is to charge to account of John Whitely of Lansing Michigan. The corner of the check is printed with an advertisement for Parker, Holmes, and Company's Nerve Chewing Tobacco, depicting a sailor who has climbed up a flag pole to nail a banner bearing the product's name.
- Date Issued:
- 1874-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Sheet music for the song "My Girl of the Southland", lyric by Thomas P. Hoier, music by Al W. Brown, published by Jerome H. Remick & Co. Cover illustration by Florence E. Cooney.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Music
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Campus Martius. Printed on verso: The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, on the Campus Martius, was erected to the memory of the soldiers and sailors who fought in the civil war. It is a very handsome and imposing structure and is easily discernible from all parts of the Campus. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One postcard entitled "Removal Notice." The postcard is printed in black ink on heavy white paper and notes that "The Schmansky Bros. Co., Tailors" has moved from 502 Baker St. to 550 Baker St. in Detroit. Suits and overcoats are advertised for prices that range from $18.00 to $30.00. The postcard is addressed to "Mr. Waltensperger, 201 20th St., City," and is postmarked January 29, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Eastern High School from the corner of Mack Avenue and E Grand Boulevard. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 13, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One street map of Detroit and Eastern Wayne County that was printed by the Federal Lithograph Company of Detroit. The multicolor map is printed on white paper at a scale of 1.2 inches = 1 mile. It shows streets, street names, city and township boundaries, section numbers, railroad and streetcar lines, and the locations of new residential subdivisions and industrial sites in Dearborn and southwest Detroit. Several tables along the left side of the sheet give statistics on population growth, projected city boundaries in 1930, and leading industries. The map features residential developments of the "Glover Watson Organization" and the company name appears prominently in several inset advertisements across the map.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- One map entitled, "Farmer's New Map of Wayne County, Michigan." The map is printed in red, green, and black text on a white background and shows cities, townships, major roads, railroad lines, population statistics, and the names of property owners in the county as of 1904. The map was compiled by Arthur John Farmer and was drawn by Jethro Brown. A brief county history is shown in the lower left and right corner areas of the map.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- One copyright registration, "No. 116 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
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail