Detroit Historical Society
12642 items
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog; front cover has a picture of a little girl in a white/pink dress with red ribbons and a yellow hat picking flowers; "1881 Seed Annual," across top with "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." along bottom; back cover has a picture of a boy in a white shirt and brown pants digging up carrots, with a wheel barrow next to him filled with vegetables and a fence in the background; inside are descriptions of various plants and flowers along with prices; black and white pictures with three color pages included credited to the Calvert Lithograph Company; order form still attached
- Date Issued:
- 1881-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Program booklet for a production of "The Return of Peter Grimm," at the Detroit Opera House, beginning May 1, 1911. A color illustration of a minstrel seated playing a lute against a pastoral backdrop with heads of a man and woman and the outline of a castle above, and an advertisement for the Hotel Pontchartrain below is on the cover. Information about the production, brief articles of theatre news, and numerous advertisements--including those for the Brush Motor Car Company, the B. Siegel Company, the Chalmers Motor Company, Henry the Hatter, Absopure, Heyn's Bazaar, the King Wah Lo Chinese-American restaurant, Sanders', the Cunningham Auto Company, Stroh's, the J.H. Brady Auto Company, Hupp-Yeats electric cars, and the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company--are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Small hard-cover book, bound in a black cover with faded gold lettering, containing the Articles of Association, Articles of Re-Incorporation, the By-Laws of the Detroit Firemen's Fund Association, printed by Cornehl and Sons. "Badge 110," is handwritten on a front flyleaf.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled, "General Arrangement of Sprinkler System, Gallery & Upper Decks," for the passenger steamships, SS Greater Detroit and SS Greater Buffalo. The drawing shows plan views of the Gallery and Upper decks along with the proposed layouts of sprinkler lines and sprinkler heads. The title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing was prepared by the "American Shipb'ld'g Co., Eng. [Engineering] Dept." at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot and is dated October 26, 1923. The plan number is shown as "65-198."
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the lobby of the Hotel Hofman, with several people sitting and standing. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 23, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Large membership certificate presented by the Knights Templar to William S. Green on March 31, 1873. The document is signed by Commander Eil Garfield, Captain General Euyen Robinson, recorder G.B. Noble, and a Generalissimo whose name has faded. The certificate includes lithographs of knights, a temple, ceremonial robes and swords, and a coffin, as well as a green Knights Templar seal attached by a black ribbon.
- Date Issued:
- 1873-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Half-folded, Hudson's holiday menu. Santa Bear is depicted on the cover, peeking over the edge of a table holding a salad, roll, glass, and bottle of mineral water. Within, the menu is divided into the sections, "Non-Alcoholic Drink Suggestions," "Soups," "Light Features," "Salads," "Hudson's Holiday Features," "The Grille," "Specialties," "Sandwiches," and "Desserts." The menu is copyrighted "1986 Dayton Hudson."
- Date Issued:
- 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Postcard. Color postcard entitled, "Soldiers Monument, City Hall, and Dime Bank Building, Detroit, Mich." The postcard shows an elevated view of Campus Martius and Woodward Avenue in the foreground with the Old City Hall and other downtown buildings in the background. Fort Street can be seen on the left side of the Old City Hall and a small corner of Michigan Avenue can be seen to the right. Beneath the picture, there is a colored pennant along with the words "We Are All Well at Detroit; Trust You Are the Same." The date of the postcard is based upon the postmark date.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Transmittal letter from C. M. Davison, Cashier, of the Second National Bank of Detroit to the Chemung Canal National Bank, dated June 7, 1867. The letter is handwritten in black ink and includes the engraved letterhead of the Second National Bank of Detroit. It appears that the bottom portion of the page has been torn off. The text of the letter is transcribed as follows: "Detroit, Mich., June 7, 1867 Chemung Canal Nat. Bk. I enclose for colln. [collection?] and returns 7185 H. C. Spaulding on your 119 29 reply. C.M. Davison"
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled, "1909 Excursion Str. [Steamer]." The drawing shows plan views of two decks and a port side interior profile view of the passenger steamship, Ste. Claire. The drawing was prepared at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot and was signed by the designer, "Frank E. Kirby, 1909," in the lower right corner. Ink stamps in the lower right corner show "New Drawing No.: Tol. 116-59-0-1, Tube No. 1" and "Apr. 18, 1951."
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime