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- Description:
- Black and white print of a portrait photograph of workers posed in front of and on Hurlbut Memorial Gate during its construction. Several of the workers pose wearing aprons or holding tools, including stone mason John A. Bauer who stands wearing an apron and a bowler hat atop a brick pillar on the far left. Wooden frames hold up elements of the gate's stone work, and scaffolding is visible within the gate. Wooden cranes have been erected in front of and beside the gate. On the ground around the gate, piles of rubble surround pieces of unfinished stone work. "1894" has been handwritten in pen in the lower left corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 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
- Description:
- Cabinet card bearing a sepia-toned head-and-shoulders portrait photo of Private Andrew Bee of the 4th Michigan Cavalry, Company L, clad in a coat and vest pinned with several medals. "Andrew Bee. 4th Michigan Cavalry Company L. Captor of Jeff Davis," is printed on the bottom edge of the card. "B Norway. D. Martin Mich. Sept. 16th 1894. He visited Mr. Davis some years after the Civil War at Beauvoir Miss. Mr. Davis remembered him and confirmed his account of the captain in every important detail. Property of W. M. Butler, Oakmont, PA." is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned portrait photograph of Mamie Moross, seated holding an ostrich feather fan, wearing a beaded dress and pearl necklace. The photo is embossedd with the "Boyé, San Francisco." A Boyé display folder is included.
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Cabinet card bearing a sepia-toned head-and-shoulder portrait photo of Major Cornelius Byington wearing formal attire. Signed in ink under the photo is "C. Byington Maj 2nd Mich Inf Vols." On the verso is the photographers stamp "R. W. Addis Photographer 308 Penna Avenue Washington D.C." and written in pencil is "Major Cornelius Byington 2nd Mich. Bier - Dec 1863."
- Date Issued:
- 1863-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo postcard bearing an image of Detroit United Railway motorman George H. Koehler, and conductor William Theisen posed in their uniforms beside streetcar number 739 of the Sherman line. Another streetcar is behind them on the left. A partially obscured sign advertising "Honest Scrap" is painted on a building in the background on the right. The verso is divided, and "My father - George H. Koehler, motorman, & Mr. Wm. Theisen, 1906, Detroit, Michigan," is handwritten there.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of a fireman who is standing beside a speaking trumpet that is resting on a small table. The fireman is wearing his uniform which includes a long, double-breasted coat, decorative belt, and fireman's hat. The number, "1," is visible on his badge and belt buckle. In the collar area, his shirt appears to be hand-colored in purple. Handwriting on the verso notes, "W. Cooper, Capt. Ladder Co. No. 1; Time Book Record A-117; Died Sept. 2, 1884."
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned group portrait photograph taken of Helen Hall Newberry and Henry Bourne Joy, Sr. posed with five guests at their 30th wedding anniversary dinner. Edith Stanton Newberry stands on the far right wearing the wedding dress of her mother-in-law Helen P. Newberry. The group stand in a parlor room funrished with screens, and decorated with paintings, sculpture, and vases. "Fourth & fifth persons from left are: Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. Joy. Woman farthest right is - Mrs. J.S. Newberry, Jr.," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Autographed sepia toned seated portrait photograph of Hazen S. Pingree. He is in a wooden chair beside a small table, wearing a dark suit and holding pince nez glasses in right hand, his left hand sitting on the chair's arm rest. Pingree has a mustache and goatee but is almost bald. He is looking to the right of the camera. His signature is in the bottom right corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Cabinet card bearing a sepia-toned head-and-shoulders portrait photograph of Detroit Fire Commissioner Benjamin Vernor. Handwriting on the verso indicates "ex-commissioner, Benjamin Vernor." This photograph is one of a series of eight photos of former Detroit Fire Department Commissioners. The decorative engraved logo of the photographer (Randall) has been torn off of the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
