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12451. Twelfth Annual Ball and Banquet

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One entry ticket for the "Twelfth Annual Ball and Banquet Given by Lodge No. 8, Shipmasters' Association." The ticket is printed in red and black ink on heavyweight white paper. The ticket cost was $2.00 and the event took place in Marine City, Michigan, on Friday, January 26, 1912.
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1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
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12452. Program for a performance of Richelieu at the Detroit Opera House on March 15, 1881 starring Edwin Booth

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Program for a performance of Richelieu at the Detroit Opera House on March 15, 1881 starring Edwin Booth; black and white featuring "Detroit Opera House" in large letters at top with advertisements and production information below; Joseph Brooks, Lesse & Manager; C.A. Shaw, Acting Manager
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1881-01-01T00:00:00Z
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12453. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, Detroit, Mich.

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Color postcard depicting Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church on Woodward Avenue. Printed on verso: Our Lady of the rosary Parish, corner of Medbury and Woodward, was founded in 1880, old St. Patrick's Church, now Sts. Peter and Paul's cathedral, being the parent church. The present stone structure, formerly St. Joseph's Episcopal Church, was remodeled and enlarged in 1908, being dedicated as a Catholic Church March 29th of that year. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 24, 1911.
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1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
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12454. The Title Guaranty and Abstract Department of the Union Trust Company Detroit, Michigan

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One Abstract of Title prepared by The Title Guaranty and Abstract Department of the Union Trust Company of Detroit, Michigan, concerning "Shore Ownerships of land on Grosse Isle [Ile] South from Rail Road to North line of W.A. Rucker land as in County Atlas. The properties were all located in Monguagon Township, Wayne County. The document package consists of a brown cover, title page, and five pages of typewritten text which provide legal descriptions and owner's names for 16 parcels of land. The pages are bound at the top with a narrow brown satin ribbon. The abstract is dated "Detroit, December 12th, 1912, at 8 o'clock A.M."
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1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
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12455. Black and white photographic print depicting a Walker & Co. billboard displaying an advertisement for Colonial Clothes Shop

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Black and white photographic print depicting a Walker & Co. billboard displaying an advertisement for Colonial Clothes Shop reading, "Your Entire Fall Outfit on Credit, 'Just Charge It', 'Tempting Low Prices', 'Credit to All Detroit', Colonial Clothes Shop, 113 State St. at Shelby". Dated 9-25-1923
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1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
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12456. View Canal and Drive, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.

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Color postcard depicting a Belle Isle canal lined with trees. To the right is a road. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked May 8, 1909.
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1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
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12457. Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges

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Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts two young girls, one in a white and pink dress carrying flowers and the other in a pink vest and green-brown skirt pulling a cart filled with flowers, walking alongside a sheep. An advertisement for Garland Stoves and Ranges, stressing the importance of buying genuine Garland products, is on the verso.
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12458. Joiner Plan, Crew's Quarters For'd.

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One plan sheet entitled, "Joiner Plan, Crew's Quarters For'd. [Forward]." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows a plan view of the layout of the crew's quarters in the forward section of the SS Naomi. The title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing was prepared by the "Manitowoc Dry Dock Company" at a scale of 1/4 inch = 1 foot and is dated April 15, 1909. The plan number is shown as "1190."
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1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
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12459. G.E. #203 Motor Armature

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Black and white photographic print depicting a motor armature in a Detroit United Railway repair shop. Image from page 92 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
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1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
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12460. Car No. 3057

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Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3057 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, House". Image from page 20 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
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1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
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