Detroit Historical Society
12642 items
- Description:
- Color souvenir folder with the Post Office on the postage side, and Campus Martius on the fold side. On the flap is a Native American man wearing a headdress. The 23 images depicted in the fold-out include the Steamers "Tashmoo" and "Frank E. Kirby", Breitmeyer Building, Majestic Building , and several of street views and Belle Isle. Information about the city is printed inside the folder. Handwritten message inside, postmarked Aug 11, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Poster, printed in black on cardboard and mounted on linen. The poster prominently features a print of a sketch of a docked World War I U.S. war ship with several planes flying overhead, copyright 1918 by "Joseph Pennel. Del" and printed by "Heywood Strasser & Voigt Litho. Co. N.Y." Text at bottom reads "Provide the Sinews of War / Buy Liberty Bonds."
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting the Cadillac Hotel from the corner of Washington Boulevard and Michigan Avenue, with a horse-drawn vehicle and moonlight tower visible. Printed on verso: H.L. Woehler, Buffalo N.Y.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Print. Black and white photograph of the construction of the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge Factory, Dearborn, Michigan. Interior image shows bricks, boilers, and train tracks as part of the construction project.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One plan sheet entitled, "Outboard Profile." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows a starboard side exterior profile view of the hull and superstructure of the Army Corps of Engineers tugboat, Manitowoc. The title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing (Hull No. 30) was prepared by the "Manitowoc Dry Dock Company" at a scale of 3/8 inch = 1 foot and is dated April 22, 1909. The plan number is shown as "5030."
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting workers plating the hull of Eagle Boat No. 2 within the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. The stern and port sides of the boat are shown. A mobile work platform and overhead crane are also visible. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22471-6-18-18 has (2) written above the date. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard showing aerial view of the Ford Rouge complex. Printed on verso: THE ROUGE PLANT is one of the largest industrial centers in the world. It has an area of 1,906 acres, 14 miles of roadways, 92 miles of railway track and 1 1/3 miles of docks. It includes blast furnaces, open hearth and steel mill, glass plant, foundry, paper mill, cement plant, body plant, coke ovens, power plant and motor assembly plant where new Model A engines are built. Printed by The Garraway Company, Rutherford, New Jersey.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One empty envelope addressed to "Miss Madge C. Maybury, 91 Baker St., City" in handwritten black ink. It has a return address stamped in purple ink in the upper left corner that shows "Columbian World's Fair Excursion Association, Ltd., 19 & 20 Newberry Bldg., Detroit." The postmark is dated February 5, 1893.
- Date Issued:
- 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned panoramic photograph, "Mobilization Camp - Grayling Mich.," showing a large camp at Camp Grayling, Michigan, along the shore of Portage Lake (now Lake Margrethe) in August, 1917. Many tents populate the camp, and regiments can be seen in the field in the center of the photograph.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sheet music for the song "Love Me Like the Ivy Loves the Old Oak Tree", words by Geo. J. Moriarty, music by Richard A. Whiting, published by Jerome H. Remick & Co. The cover is illustrated by Starmer.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society