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81. Riverview Park, The Coney Island of Detroit, The Derby Racer, Detroit, Mich.

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Color postcard depicting a street view of the Derby Racer thrill ride at Riverview Park. Several pedestrians are in front, and a Coco-Cola sign is visible. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 21, 1923.
Date Issued:
1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Postcard

82. Yale Woolen Mills

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Monochromatic postcard showing an illustration of the Yale Woolen Mill, located in St. Clair County. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked 1915.
Date Issued:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Postcard

83. Detroit, Mich. Log Cabin, Palmer Park.

Description:
Black and white postcard depicting the Log Cabin in Palmer Park, with a flowerbed in the foreground. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Jul 12, 1906.
Date Issued:
1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Postcard

84. The Detroit Daily Post, Vol. 9, No. 80

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One copy of "The Detroit Daliy Post" newspaper for "Saturday Morning, June 27, 1874." It consists of a single large sheet of paper that has been folded in half in order to create four pages of black printed text. Short articles cover international, national, and local news as well as real estate, vessel passages, wholesale market prices, death notices, legal notices, weather, and advertisements. Several small engraved drawings are included among the advertisements. This newspaper was contained in the lead box time capsule that was removed from the Old City Hall on May 25, 1961.
Date Issued:
1874-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Communication/Radio/Television

85. Along the Shore, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

Description:
Color postcard depicting carriages on a road on Belle Isle, with several people along the sides and steamships on the Detroit River in the background. Printed on verso: Along the Shore, Belle Isle, Detroit's principal recreation spot. The island is located in the Detroit river near lake St. Clair, and it connected with the city by a bridge 8 feet less than half a mile in length. It comprises 702 acres, is over two miles long and boasts over thirty miles of fine macadam roadway which completely circles and frequently intersects it. A fine zoo, aquarium, horticultural building, swimming and skating pavilions, casino and boat livery are in connection. The City has expended over $1,500,000 on it since its purchase in 1879. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Apr 24, 1909.
Date Issued:
1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Postcard

86. Red "Want Book" notebook, distributed by William, Davis, Brooks, and Company, as a promotion item, used by Martin Cooney, Superintendent of Horses for Detroit Fire Department, to record fire alarms he answered between 1885 and 1891

Description:
Red "Want Book" notebook, distributed by William, Davis, Brooks, and Company, as a promotion item, used by Martin Cooney, Superintendent of Horses for Detroit Fire Department, to record fire alarms he answered between 1885 and 1891.
Date Issued:
1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Fire Department

87. Specifications for the Grosse Pointe Shores Realty Co., for a Frame Subdivision Building Located on Private Claim No. 576, 1/3 Mile Past Vernier Road on Jefferson Ave., Grosse Pointe, Mich.

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One set of architectural "Specifications for the Grosse Pointe Shores Realty Co., for a Frame Subdivision Building Located on Private Claim No. 576, 1/3 Mile Past Vernier Road on Jefferson Ave., Grosse Pointe, Mich." The specifications (Job 244) are bound in a booklet that has two brass fasteners at the top. The cover is made of heavy off-white paper that has handwritten text for the title. Printed text beneath the title shows the name, "J. Lawson Miller, Successor to Falkinburg & Miller, Architect." The cover interior and outside back cover have printed advertisements for many contractors, tradesmen, and building materials suppliers. The booklet contains 32 pages of typewritten text that give brief descriptions of all of the materials and construction requirements for the project. An index is shown on the first page.
Date Issued:
1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Miller, J. Lawson

88. Capitol Square Park, Detroit, Mich.

Description:
Color postcard depicting Capitol Park with the Stevens T. Mason Monument, a fountain, and people on benches. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 15, 1910.
Date Issued:
1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Postcard

89. Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, Michigan.

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
Collection:
Postcard

90. A Resort, Ste. Claire Flats, Mich.

Description:
Color postcard depicting and elevated view of a dock crowded with people at Kehl's Public House on Harsens Island. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 19, 1909.
Date Issued:
1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Postcard