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- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman and Son, with illustrations by the Calvert Lithograph Company; front and back cover have a picture of a girl who is reaching for a butterfly while using her blue dress as a makeshift basket for an assortment of picked flowers, against a floral background; "Seed Annual 1922," and "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." are printed on both covers; inside are lists of seeds and prices with black and white illustrations and photographs, including four full page color illustrations; order form still attached with some writing on it
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Letter from D.M. Ferry and Company to the Suttle and Jones Company of Felix, Alabama, dated December 20, 1910. The letter is about the shipment of a special order of seed made to Selma. It also tells of improvements made to the style of "our 5 cent papers," which are lithographed. The letter is printed on company letterhead, listing executives.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- 1897 D.M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman with illustrations by the Calvert Lithograph Company, containing images and descriptions of both plants available as seeds through the company as well as farming tools. A colorful bouquet of flowers against a white background is on the front cover. The back bares an image of the D.M. Ferry Seed Warehouses and Box Factory facing each other across Brush Street.
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Typewritten letter from Dexter M. Ferry to the Detroit Safe Company thanking them for the durability of four large fire-proof safes which protected their contents from a fire, lasting five or six days, which claimed the D.M. Ferry and Company seed warehouse. The letter is dated January 8, 1886, and is printed on D.M. Ferry and Company letterhead, listing company executives, and printed by the Calvert Lithograph Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Back cover for D. M. Ferry and Company catalog; picture of yellow flowers; "Bush Eschscholtzia see Page 74" at top and "Seed Annual 1910 D. M. Ferry & Co. Seedsmen Detroit, Mich" at bottom; Calvert Lithograph Company; list of foreign names of vegetables and herbs, and books for sale on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company receipt for $3.75 for rutabaga seeds and a bag purchased by J.H. Vandecar on March 3, 1882. An engraving of the Ferry Warehouse from the Calvert Lithograph Company is printed at the upper left, along with a list of company executives. The company offices are listed at 20922 Croghan Street.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- 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:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman and Son with illustrations by the Calvert Lithograph Company; front cover has an illustration of six colorful flowers, with "Seed Annual 1913" at top and D. M. Ferry & Co. Seedsmen - Detroit, Mich. at bottom; back cover has pink, blue/pink, purple/pink, and white/blue/black flowers with D. M. Ferry & Co. Seedsmen, Detroit - Mich. and "Seed Annual - 1913" at bottom; inside are lists of seeds and prices with black and white pictures and photographs, with two full page color pictures near the front, one color page near middle, and one color page near back; order form missing
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Cover from D.M. Ferry and Company catalog; color engraving of yellow flowers; at top is "Autumn 1907" and at the bottom "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich."; Calvert Lithograph Company; verso contains ordering instructions, a size chart, and beginning of the catalog's index
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Back cover for D.M. Ferry and Company catalog; picture of pink and red flowers; "Autumn 1902" at the top and "Bulbs and Seeds" at bottom; Calvert Lithograph Company; listings for farm and garden implements and books on verso
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail