Detroit Historical Society
12642 items
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Aquarium and Conservatory on Belle Isle, with many trees and a few people in front. Printed on verso: The Aquarium and Horticultural Buildings on Belle Isle are among the most popular attractions on the Island. In it will be found all kinds of fresh and salt water fish. The Commission brings the water direct from the ocean for the latter. In the Horticultural buildings are domestic and tropical plants and shrubbery, making it a veritable paradise. Advertisement printed on verso: "In Detroit Life is Worth Living" if you burn Victor Coal or Coke; Sold only by the Ayers & Chase Coal Co., 21st and West Jefferson; Genuine Lehigh Anthracite Coal $7.00 per ton, for Spring or Summer delivery. Jackson Lump $5.00 per ton. Try in for your range. We Sell Genuine Gas Coke; "Good Weight and Clean Coal" Our Motto; Get out terms for you orders. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Apr 1, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph taken to document the effort to set a new record time for boat construction through the manufacture of Eagle Boat No. 59, within building "B" of the Ford River Rouge Factory Complex, of the boat's port bow. Scaffolding is set up along the boat's hull, and a sign that reads, "The World Record for building and launching a boat is 14 days held by Great Lakes Engineering Co. Target for Ford Eagle Builders is 10 Days. Can we beat it?" is posted on the carriage beneath the boat. "#59, 26373-04-07-19," is printed in the lower left corner of the recto and "8A9, Note sign," is handwritten on the verso. The photo is mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sheet music for the song "Sweet Patootie Sal", lyric and music by Wm. J. Loveman, published by Jerome H. Remick & Co. Cover illustration by Starmer.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invitation to the donor to attend the ceremonies marking the 200th anniversary of the founding of Detroit. Within the invitation is a listing of the general Executive Committee, Special Council Committee and Invitation and Reception Committee. These names include famous personages such as Wm.C. Maybury, R.A. Alger and many others.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of Detroit United Railway interurban streetcar number 7305, produced as order 500 by the Cincinnati Car Company, as identified by a sign beneath it. The car is on temporary wooden trucks that allow it to roll sideways along three sets of tracks. "Detroit United Rys" is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One catalog entitled "People's Outfitting Co., Vol. 9, 1910." The catalog has a flexible black leather cover with the title embossed in gold-colored lettering. It contains 228 pages of printed text and drawings of various home furnishings that were available for sale by mail. Typical listings included chairs, tables, beds, dressers, rugs, pianos, and stoves. Prices, an example order form, and ordering directions are also shown. An index page is shown near the center of the catalog.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One copyright registration, "No. 6353 I," dated May 25, 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
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Water Works Park, with the tower, pumping station, and drinking fountain in the background and three girls watching a model yacht in the foreground.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Hotel Pontchartrain from the corner of Woodward Avenue and Cadillac Square, with pedestrians in front. Handwritten message on verso reading, "Made connections all night, and am aboard steamer "City of Alpena" II just entering Lake Huron. Sat on the deck this eve, and watched the sun set and the moon rise, which is some sight over the water." Postmarked Jul 20, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photograph showing the Duluth Superior Dredging Company dredge NIAGARA taken on the Rouge River off the boat's port bow. Several figures on deck. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22656-7-8-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing with flap on left side with holes for binding.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
