One sheet, containing pages 361 and 362, from the July 27, 1878 supplement to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

Description:

One sheet, containing pages 361 and 362, from the July 27, 1878 supplement to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The sheet contains an article, "The City of the Straits: Rambles About a Thrifty Western Metropolis," containing information about the City of Detroit, including features about the May-Flower Tobacco Works, Pingree & Smith, Walker, McGraw & Co., and D.M. Ferry & Co. Also featured, on page 362, are several etchings of various Detroit scenes, including Jefferson Avenue, The Opera House, a street drinking fountain, and the Perry cannon in front of the city hall. Other etchings, on page 361, include an etching of the steamer "'Far West' patrolling the Tongue River in search of hostile Indians," the Colonel Edward Richardson, and P.T. Barnum's special advertising coach.

Date Issued:

1878-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Collection:

Detroit Views

Subject Topic:

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Pingree & Smith, May-Flower Tobacco WorksWalker, McGraw & Co., D.M. Ferry & Co., P.T. Barnum, Jefferson Avenue, Opera House, and Campus Martius

Subject Name:

Richardson, Edward and Bagley, John Judson

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/34998E95-E704-4BCB-9276-264224274240