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- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting a replica of the Statue of Liberty in Cadillac Square which is decorated for the Forth Liberty Loan drive. Cars are packed along the street. The base of the statue reads "They Died For Liberty" followed by a list of names. In the background is the County Building and a water tank. Printed on recto: Black's Detroit
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting a view down a tree lined avenue in Water Works Park, with pedestrians and a tower in the background. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 7, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting many people canoeing on a Belle Isle canal, with people sitting and walking along the shore. Printed on verso: Lagoon on Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich. Belle Isle, the playground of the people of Detroit, is one of the most beautiful parks in this country. It has many beautiful canals, a large Casino and Pavilion where refreshments are served. It contains 702 acres and has twenty miles of macadam roadway. It has a fine Zoo, Aquarium. Horticultural building and Bathing Pavilion with 1,000 private rooms. Belle Isle was purchased by Detroit in 1879 and the city has spent $2,000,000 to make it an enjoyable spot for her citizens and guests. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 13, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Lake in Palmer Park with the Lighthouse in the background. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Aug 9, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Light House Inn at Wind Mill Point. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 13, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the interior of the Aquarium on Belle Isle lined with tanks of fish. A plant hangs from the ceiling in the foreground. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 26, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of Grand Circus Park, facing southwest. The David Whitney Building, Hotel Statler, Hotel Tuller, Kresge Building, Fine Arts Building, and Central United Methodist Church are in view. Printed on verso: Skyscrapers Surrounding West Grand Circus Park, Detroit, Mich. Grand Circus Park is located at the very heart of the City. Recently many high buildings have been built around it. It contained statues of Hazen S. Pingree and Wm. C. Maybury and is a great resting spot in the summer. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 23, 1918.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a counter and booths at the New Market Café, with a mural covering one wall. Printed on verso: New Market Café; Roy Williams, Prop. 85 Broadway, Detroit Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jan 28, 1915
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Skating Pavilion on Belle Isle, with two canoes on Lake Takoma in the foreground. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Nov 8, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Postcard. Color image of the First Congregational Church. Front reads, "First Congregational Church, Detroit, Mich." Back reads, "First Congregational Church. The present house of worship of the First Congregational church on Woodward Ave. corner of Forest, was completed in 1891 and cost $165,000. The membership of the church approximates 1000, and comprises one of the largest and most substantial organizations of Michigan Protestantism." Card was mailed and the postmark reads, "Detroit, Mich., Feb 15, 3 pm, 1909."
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
