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1. Invitation to the formal opening and dedication of City Hall on July 4, 1871

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Invitation to the formal opening and dedication of City Hall on July 4, 1871. The invitation is printed on yellow paper with a check pattern watermark. It reads: Detroit, June, 1871 Dear Sir: You are respectfully invited to the City of Detroit, as the guest of its Citizens, on the Fourth of July. In addition to appropriate ceremonies in celebration of the day, the occasion as been selected for the Formal Opening and Dedication of our new City Hall. It is desirable to have your letter of acceptable as early as the 15th inst., in order that time may be afforded for sending you the necessary tickets. Respectfully, etc., Wm. W. Wheaton, Mayor, C.C. Trowbridge, Z. Chandler, John Patton, W.C. Duncan, M.I. Mills, James F. Joy, E.W. Meddaugh, Henry Weber, Geo. V.N. Lothrop, Zina Pitcher, F. Buhl, John Harmon, C.H. Buhl, K.C. Barker, Robert McClelland, N.W. Brooks, Theo. Romeyn, C.I. Walker D.B. Duffield, Committee on Invitations
Date Issued:
1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Architecture

2. Large mounted sepia-toned photo of a group of men posed on the steps of City Hall, possibly taken to mark the building's completion on May 31, 1871, or its dedication on July 4, 1871

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Large mounted sepia-toned photo of a group of men posed on the steps of City Hall, possibly taken to mark the building's completion on May 31, 1871, or its dedication on July 4, 1871. The men wear frock coats and hats. The lawn in the foreground is still dirt. The photo is mounted on black cardboard.
Date Issued:
1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Architecture