Detroit Historical Society
12642 items
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing of the passenger steamship, "City of Erie" of the C&B Line (Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company). The drawing shows a port side view of the sidewheel steamship while underway. The drawing is signed by its designer, "Frank E. Kirby, 1898," in the lower right corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
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- Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3036 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, House". Image from page 9 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
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- Color postcard depicting an elevated view along Central Avenue on Belle Isle. The street is crowded with pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles. In the foreground is a round flowerbed. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 9, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
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- Sepia-toned photograph of a close-up of the stern, rudder, and propeller of one of the Eagle Boats being manufactured within the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. The boat is painted with depth numbers. Workers are present. Lower right hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22651-7-08-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Print containing three engravings, taken from the booklet, Souvenir of Detroit & Exposition, depicting locations in Detroit. At the top is the entrance to Fort Wayne, with a lone figure standing in the gate, and the roof of the barracks visible over the wall. The next panel down shows the officers' quarters of Fort Wayne. The housing along officers' row is at the left, the parade ground is on the right, and Gibbs Street runs along the center, where several figures are walking. In the next row down are two smaller images--the Centre Park Library, and Capitol High School. The bottom row again contains two images--the Thompson Home for Old Ladies on Cass Avenue, and the Home for the Friendless on Warren Avenue.
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color poster. Shows a portrait drawing of a woman, wearing a blue shirt, pearl necklace, hoop earring, and yellow scarf, looking to her right. Text above and below the image reads "For Coughs and Colds Use" and "Geo. Ziegler Co.'s German Malt Drops." Text running vertically on the left and sides of the poster reads "Warranted the best and most delicious confection made for its use."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Thursday, March 11, 1920 edition of the Detroit Radio News published by the Detroit Radio Association containing news relating to Detroit-area amateur radio enthusiasts, including etiquette, news about users equipment troubles, radio classes at Cass Technical High ending due to lack of funding, and a meeting during which member proposed that radio communication with Mars is possible. The newsletter was printed by Wassmus Printing House at 657 Chene Street.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of City Hall, the Dime Building, Majestic Building, and Book-Cadillac Hotel from Campus Martius. The street is full of pedestrians, automobiles, and streetcars.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for the Fourth Annual Fireman's Ball held by the Association of Ex-Members Detroit Steam Fire Department at Bamlet's Hall on Monday, April 3, 1899. The booklet consists of a half-folded sheet bound with blue string ending in a brown tassel into a half-folded cover--since torn at the crease--with a color illustration of a firefighter using a hose, while another firefighter runs holding an ax and a hook in the background on the front, and a fire hydrant on the back. The program of dances to be performed as well as the list of committee members are contained within. The program was printed by Watko and Dietz at 690 Gratiot Avenue.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Company freighter GRAND ISLAND, under steam. Several figures are on deck at the stern. A tugboat pulling a barge equipped with a boom, heading in the opposite direction, and a tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the year, "1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society