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1131. Bridge, Belle Isle.

Description:
Color postcard depicting people canoeing under and standing on a bridge over a canal on Belle Isle. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Jul 9, 1906.
Date Issued:
1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Postcard

1132. Home of Good Things to Eat, Millers Cafe. 59 Farmer St., Detroit, Mich. Phone Cherry 2401.

Description:
Color postcard depicting the bar in Miller's Café, with a cash register labeled "J.A. Miller" and a sign reading "Stew 25¢". Printed on verso: Miller's Café; 59 Farmer St., - Detroit, Mich. Lobsters, Oysters and Clams in Season. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jan 18, 1917.
Date Issued:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Postcard

1133. A Retrospect - Detroit Young Men's Christian Association

Description:
This slightly yellowed paper envelope contained an 11-page letter that was written by George T. Moody who was the President of the Detroit Y.M.C.A. The front of the envelope is entitled in typewritten text, "A Retrospect - Detroit Young Men's Christian Association. January First, Nineteen Hundred One" and is signed "George Taylor Moody."
Date Issued:
1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Detroit Anniversaries

1134. Till We Meet Again

Description:
Sheet music for the song "Till We Meet Again", lyric by Raymond B. Egan, music by Richard A. Whiting, published by Jerome H. Remick & Co. The cover is illustrated by Frederick S. Manning.
Date Issued:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Music

1135. Bank Note

Description:
Bank Note. Bank note from the Detroit Bank No. 1020 for $3.00 dated November 11, 1807. Signed by cashier M. Flanagan and president Jas. Henry.
Date Issued:
1807-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Currency/Medallions

1136. Half-folded invitation card to the 1907 Fall Opening of the Newcomb-Endicott Company on October 2 and 3

Description:
Half-folded invitation card to the 1907 Fall Opening of the Newcomb-Endicott Company on October 2 and 3. The card's cover features the Newcomb-Endicott crest atop a pair of red leaves in the top right corner against a beige background. A half-folded leaf of lightweight paper, bound within by white cord, is printed with the crest and the message, "The favor of your presence is requested at our Fall Opening Wednesday and Thursday October Second and Third Nineteen Hundred and Seven Exhibiting Latest Importations in Gowns, Millinery and Wraps, Foreign Silks and Dress Fabrics. Newcomb-Endicott Company, Detroit."
Date Issued:
1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Business/Stores/Retail

1137. ....The Westminster

Description:
Book containing a prospectus and architectural plans for The Westminster apartment building. The first sheet of the book contains a black and white drawing of the proposed building, drawn by J. Lawson Miller. The page also indicates that the plans were drawn up by the architectural firm of S.C. Falkinburg, and states that the apartments were to face Grand Circus Park, Madison and Adams Avenues. The second sheet contains the prospectus for the location and design of the building. The following eleven sheets contain floor plans for the basement and ten floors of the Westminster. The sheets are enclosed in grey front and back covers, and the book is bound by a green ribbon tied into a bow on the front cover.
Date Issued:
1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Miller, J. Lawson

1138. Ardussi's Cafe, 3998 Woodward Ave. Detroit, Mich.

Description:
Black and white postcard depicting the dining area of Ardussi's Café. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jan 5, 1914.
Date Issued:
1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Postcard

1139. Bachelor's diploma issued to Alpheus S. Williams by Yale College in 1831

Description:
Bachelor's diploma issued to Alpheus S. Williams by Yale College in 1831. The diploma is printed in black text on white paper. The text of the diploma is in Latin. Signed by Jeremiah Day, president of Yale, on the bottom right. A faded blue ribbon is attached to the diploma through a slit near the bottom. The diploma is stored rolled in a metal tube.
Date Issued:
1831-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Biographical

1140. Detroit, Mich., Penobscot and State Savings Bldgs.

Description:
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