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- D.M. Ferry and Company trade card advertising pansies A color illustration of the flowers, from the Calvert Lithograph Company, "painted from actual specimens," according to the caption, as well as the copyright date, 1889, are on the recto. The verso contains a description of the plant, and a price list for its different varieties.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- A letter from Ralph Emery, a clerk working for the Detroit Stove Works, to his father, Robert T. Emery, in Belfast, Maine, dated October 23, 1886. The letter is written on Detroit Stove Works letterhead, which features a lithograph, credited to the Calvert Lithograph Company, depicting the Detroit Stove Works offices in Detroit and Chicago as well as the company's foundry in Hamtramck, Michigan. The letter reads: My dear Father, Was glad to receive your last letter. For the past week have been unusually busy, as one of the young men in the office has been off all the week owing to the death of his sister, so I have been doing most of his work as well as my own. The Hazeltines arrived week today - you don't know how good it seems to see them although have been so busy have not seen as much of them as would like to. Mrs. H + Mary leave for Montreal Monday, Mr. H will remain two weeks longer. He has been at the Point shooting all the week but will probably be up today. Notice by the papers this morning that a very serious fire was raging in Farmington [Maine] + that it was not totally under control last reports. The sooner the Maine towns get water supply the better they will be off. We have had no ice yet, + weather at present quite warm. If you see Will Morison tell him if he comes out West to be sure + let me know + stop off here sure. Today is the last day of Registration before election + I must go get registered. Hoping you are all well + with kindest regards to all friends, remain Your affec. Son, Ralph Emery
- Date Issued:
- 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Page from a ledger, numbered 693, containing the header, "Bought of F. Siegel and Bros." above a list months, February of 1900 through January 1901, and two columns of corresponding dollar amounts. The page is in brown and red ink on lightweight partially translucent paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Heyn's Bazaar leaf-shaped 1887-1888 holiday season trade card. The recto is printed with a color lithograph showing a group of children sledding down a snow-covered hill as a trio of spectators stand in the foreground. The recto is printed to look like a leaf, with the text "Compliments of Heyn's Bazaar, 1887--Holiday Season--1888" across its center.
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Catalog from the Detroit Stove works with a dark blue stiff cloth cover with the company name marked in gold upon it. The inside cover has "W. T. Barbour" signed in pencil on it. Printing of the catalog is attributed to Matthews, Northrup and Company, Art Printing Works, of Buffalo, New York. Contained within it are prices, images, measurements and advertising information for Jewel Stoves and Ranges, as well as accessories for them, from 1890.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- Trade card from the Detroit Stove Works advertising Jewel Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts a child sitting on a tree branch feeding cherries to three birds. Written in French at the bottom of the card is "Comment Aimez-Vous Les Cerises!," which translates to "How Do You Like The Cherries!" in English. Stamped on the back is text reading "Compliments of Stone & Hemingway; Who always have in stock a full line of 'The Famous Jewel Stoves'; None Better Made!; Sheridan, Michigan."
- 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:
- One "Internal Revenue License." The license, dated May 1, 1866, was printed in black text on white paper and has a circular eagle emblem at the top. Upon payment of a tax of $85, the license was issued to the Richmond & Backus Company to carry on their work as a "manufacturer & wholesale dealer at 185 Jefferson Avenue." An embossed seal of the "Collector of Internal Revenue" is located at the lower left corner of the license.
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Letter from Mr. William E. Scotten, President, of the Scotten Tobacco Company to Mr. Frank W. Kuchenbecker, dated January 2, 1901. The letter is handwritten in black ink and includes the engraved letterhead of the Scotten Tobacco Company of Detroit. The text of the letter is transcribed as follows: "Mr. Frank W. Kuchenbecker % J. Jenks & Co. Harbor Beach, Mi. Dear Sir: We have written to Messrs. J. Jenks also - asking them to recommend a young man who would like a chance to sell our goods in the Thumb and adjacent territory and have their letter in reply recommending yourself. If you wish to take the position and demonstrate your ability, write us at once and report here as soon as possible. Awaiting you prompt reply, we are Yours truly, Scotten Tobacco Wm. E. Scotten Presdt."
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Letter dated January 18, 1892, from D. W. Loomis of the Detroit Steel & Spring Company to Rienle Brothers Testing Machine Company of Philadelphia. The letter is typewritten on slightly yellowed paper and shows the letterhead of the Detroit Steel & Spring Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Detroit Car Company stock certificate number 279 for sixteen shares issued to Mrs. Isabelle Hosie on July 24, 1873. The certificate was printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company and features an illustration of a steam engine pulling a box car and several passenger cars with a boat in the background. The certificate is singed by the Detroit Car Company's president C.S. Cram, and its secretary James A. Armstrong. Four payments are noted on the verso between October 19, 1899, and April 1901.
- Date Issued:
- 1873-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Pocket-sized notebook bound in a pink cover advertising Clayton's, a men's clothing store located Michigan Avenue and Shelby Street. The front cover is printed with the slogans, "The Store That Satisfied," and "The Home of Good Clothes for Man and Boy," as well as the store's address and phone numbers. A passage on the back cover promotes the store's second floor Young Men's and Boy's College Section. Within the booklet contains several pages of lined paper along with further advertisements for Clayton's, math formulae, and calendars for 1909 and 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Bill of sale, dated March 26th, 1891, from the Michigan Stove Company, documenting the sale of an Garland stove accessories to O.M. Scott & Bro. of Marysville, Ohio. At the top of the bill are images depicting the Michigan Stove Company's stove works in Detroit, Garland Block in Chicago, Buffalo House, and Garland Stoves and Ranges logo.
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company trade card advertising phlox drummondii A color illustration of the flowers, from the Calvert Lithograph Company, "painted from actual specimens," according to the caption, as well as the copyright date, 1889, are on the recto. The verso contains a description of the plant, and a price list for its different varieties.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- B. Siegel Company invoice, dated January 9, 1919, recording the purchase of a $7.50 petticoat to Mrs. S. Shamie of Trumbull Avenue. A handwritten note records that she used a $39.17 credit balance to pay for the petticoat. The form's letterhead includes a logo consisting of the initials B.S. Co., and provides the business's location as the corner of Woodward Avenue and State Street.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Advertisement from the Detroit Stove Works promoting their "Coral" model stoves. On the recto is an illustration, credited to A. Picard of Troy, New York, of a Pearl stove and text advertising its possession of a "horizontal moving and dumping grate" and that it was "patented 1869."
- Date Issued:
- 1869-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Page from a ledger, numbered 692, containing a table tallying expenses for advertising in Detroit newspapers, dated February 8, 1902. The page is in brown and red ink on lightweight partially translucent paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Advertisement from the Detroit Stove Works promoting their "North Star" model wood burning cooking stove. On the recto is an illustration of the "North Star" stove and text advertising it as a "first rate, low-priced cooking stove, for wood, with SQUARE heavy top."
- Date Issued:
- 1867-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Magazine entitled, "Our Social Magnet," v. 1, no. 8, August, 1918, published by American Car & Foundry Company; softcover, 30 pages. Cover page has black text on slightly yellowed paper with a black and white picture of American naval ships. Inside pages have articles printed in black and red text along with black and white pictures. The general theme of this issue is the continuing war with Germany (World War I) and the American spirit of patriotism.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Halftone print of a photograph of a woman modeling a dark colored coat with a fur collar, cuffs, and trim around the bottom, with a tricorn hat, heels, and spats. She stands in profile, with her head turned toward the camera. The background consists of a faint image of wall paneling and a sconce. The image was sent by the J.L. Hudson Company to Mrs. William H. Johnston of 17 West Bethune Avenue, Detroit as part of a packet of six photos showcasing fashions for the fall of 1918.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Envelope from the Hotel Pontchartrain, featuring an engraving of the building. Contains a piece of blank stationery with Hotel Pontchartrain letterhead.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Advertisement from the Detroit Stove Works promoting their "Warrior" model heating stoves. On the recto is an illustration, credited to George Wightman of Buffalo, New York, of a Warrior stove and text advertising that it is for "Wood or Coal" and that it is "made of Cast and Heavy Wrought Iron, possesses Great Durability, and is a Powerful Radiator of Heat. The fuel is burned on a dumping grate, thus securing its complete combustion. The Double Door admits the Largest Chunks of Wood, and is fastened by a turn-buckle, affording absolute security against fire. The ash pit is large and deep. The draft is regulated by a damper below the grate and a register in the pipe-collar. By a simple device the stove may be adapted to the use of soft coal. In beauty of design and finish it is without rival."
- Date Issued:
- 1872-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Catalog from the Detroit Stove Works bound in a brown cardboard cover. A silver border surrounds text on the cover, with the text reading "Detroit Jewel Gas Appliances." Black and grey Celtic knot designs surround a Jewel Stoves and Ranges logo along the bottom of the front cover. Printing of the catalog is attributed to Rogers and Company of Chicago and New York. Contained within it are prices, images, measurements and advertising information for Jewel Stoves and Ranges, as well as accessories for them, from 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Two-page type-written letter from D.M. Ferry and Company to Mr. J. Freeman Suttle of Felix, Alabama, dated Nov. 4th, 1916. The first part of letter details a check sent by D.M. Ferry and Company to cover expenses on a return of seeds mistakenly counted as sold. The second part of the letter states that the D.M. Ferry and Company representative did not get an order from Suttle, and asks for Suttle to send an order in the enclosed stamped envelope. The third and last section addresses issues with commissions and the growing cost of D.M. Ferry and Company operations. The letter is printed on company letterhead.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One bill of sale from George J. Reindel & Co. to Mr. Theodore H. Perry for furniture rental in the amount of $5.00, dated April 13, 1912. The paper is light blue and is printed in black text and black typescript. It is stamped, "PAID," in red ink, dated April 17, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- A letter from Ralph Emery, a clerk working for the Detroit Stove Works, to his father, Robert T. Emery, in Belfast, Maine, dated June 13, 1886. The letter is written on Detroit Stove Works letterhead, which features a lithograph, credited to the Calvert Lithograph Company, depicting the Detroit Stove Works offices in Detroit and Chicago as well as the company's foundry in Hamtramck, Michigan. The letter reads: My dear Father, It is fearfully warm Today. I have just come up to the works where I can get a good cool breeze [----] + get cooled off - as where the works are situated is one of the coolest places in the City. There is nothing new to write about, everything is going along well. Understand they are to have the Election in Ward Two over again, undoubtedly it will be very exciting. Received an invitation from Edith Crowninshield to her Class day exercises - wrote her a long note in reply - Suppose you are having delightfully cool weather in Belfast + enjoying Green Peas + Salmon. By the way what are Salmon worth + are they to be cheap this season - have you been out to the pond or to [Turtle?] Head this year. Sent you a paper a few days ago containing some interesting shipping charts of the Lake Fleet which I thought might interest you - you will see some of the vessels they have on the Lakes are very large. Hope you are well + that I shall hear from you soon, [-----]. Your affec. son, Ralph
- Date Issued:
- 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Ribbon-bound Christmas dinner menu from the Hotel Wayne. The menu's cover is printed with the message, "A Bright and Happy Christmas to you and Good Luck," beside an image of a clover, a candle, and a swastika, all contained in an embossed border surrounded by embossed bells, ribbons, and holly. An image of bells, and a wreath over a snowy landscape is printed on the first page. A program for a performance by The Straub Sister's Orchestra directed by Veronica Straub, and a menu consisting of oysters and clams, soups, relishes, entrees, roasts, potatoes, vegetables, salads, pastry, and dessert follow.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Ribbon-bound menu for the Fifth Annual Banquet of the Louisa St. Clair chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held at the Russell House on January 9, 1899. The menu is printed on cream-colored cardstock, and features the D.A.R.'s symbol in blue and gold on the cover. The menu, a list of pieces to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra, and a list of toasts are provided on the pages within. An envelope with the handwritten note, "Banquet - Daughtetrs of the American Revolution Russell House. Jan 9th 1899," is included.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Blank envelope containing an announcement for the opening of the Pontchartrain Hotel on Tuesday, October 29th, 1907. From the managers George W. Woolley and W. J. Chittenden, Jr. Also contains ticket for admission to the opening dinner of the hotel, held at 6:30 the same day.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Hugo Hill trade card with a lithograph of a framed image of a volcanic eruption in front of a bouquet of flowers on the recto. The recto is printed with the text: Spring 1882 Compliments of Hugo Hill 169 Woodward Ave. Detroit, Mich.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Dinner menu from the Russell House consisting of a page of off-white paper glue within a half-folded grey cover. An engraving of a man wearing a tall hat, seated beneath a tree with a steaming plate is on the cover beside a banner with the hotel's crest and the German phrase, "Esset und trinket was ihr habt, und denkt was ihr wolt," (Eat drink what you have, and consider what you want). At the bottom of the page within, the menu suggests running productions at nearby theatres, "Lyceum Theater - 'Friends.' Temple Theater - High Class Vaudeville." The page also includes the note, "Done in the Russell House Print Shop, Tuesday, June 20, 1905."
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Western Union telegram dated September 4, 1884, from B. F. Geiger to Theodore H. Eaton & Son stating "And five pounds two #B blue to order of McKay Orillia." (A note on the telegraph form indicates that B. F. Geiger was a salesman for Theodore Eaton & Son.)
- Date Issued:
- 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Ribbon-bound menu for Easter dinner at the Hotel Charlevoix. The cover is made of purple paper, printed with golden text, and it includes a central window where a small three-dimensional fabric white rabbit holding a carrot is attached. The cover lists the Grinnell Realty Company as the proprietors, and Reno G. Hoag as the manager. A list of courses and options offered at the flat prince of a dollar is contained within. "The Progressive Print Shop," is printed on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One advertisement poster for "D.M. Ferry & Co.'s Choice Flower Seeds." The poster shows a color drawing of a bouquet of flowers at the center. The artist's name, "A. Lunzer," is shown in the lower right area of the image. Printed text along the bottom of the poster shows "For Sale Here." Small printed text in the lower left corner shows "Copyright 1900 by D.M. Ferry & Co."
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- Half-folded, Hudson's holiday menu. Santa Bear is depicted on the cover, peeking over the edge of a table holding a salad, roll, glass, and bottle of mineral water. Within, the menu is divided into the sections, "Non-Alcoholic Drink Suggestions," "Soups," "Light Features," "Salads," "Hudson's Holiday Features," "The Grille," "Specialties," "Sandwiches," and "Desserts." The menu is copyrighted "1986 Dayton Hudson."
- Date Issued:
- 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Transmittal letter from C. M. Davison, Cashier, of the Second National Bank of Detroit to the Chemung Canal National Bank, dated June 7, 1867. The letter is handwritten in black ink and includes the engraved letterhead of the Second National Bank of Detroit. It appears that the bottom portion of the page has been torn off. The text of the letter is transcribed as follows: "Detroit, Mich., June 7, 1867 Chemung Canal Nat. Bk. I enclose for colln. [collection?] and returns 7185 H. C. Spaulding on your 119 29 reply. C.M. Davison"
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Advertisement from the Detroit Stove Works promoting their "Meteor" model wood burning cooking stoves. On the recto is an illustration, credited to Pierson Engravers of N.Y., of a Meteor stove and text advertising that it is "For Any Type of Coal" and "has double sliding doors, one sliding over the other, and both passing into a pocket in the column on either side, Rolling and Dump Grate."
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Invoice from R. W. King & Co. to Mrs. Trowbridge, for $7.00, dated December 13, 1856. The invoice is printed in black text with red lines and columns on white paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1856-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto, attributed to "Chas. Shields Sons 20 & 22 Gold St N.Y," depicts a trio of yelling young boys on a sled as they are about to collide with a scowling man holding a basket on top of his head with his right arm and another basket, full of eggs, on his left arm. The phrase "Buy Garland Stoves and Ranges" is printed on the top left of the recto. On the verso is an early Garland Stoves and Ranges logo with a stamp below it that reads "Sold by Toepel Bros, 180 Gratiot Ave".
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Ferry-Morse Seed Company pamphlet titled "Make the MOST of your Vegetable Garden", printed by Evans-Winter-Hebb Incorporated, Detroit; picture of a women in a pink blouse with a straw hat holding corn on front, with other plants around; folds out, with instructions for "How to Thin the Garden Row", "How to Take Care or Your Garden" and "How to Transplant Seedlings; accompanied by black and white photographs, with green highlighted plants; when completely unfolded "Ferry's Home Garden "How-and-When" Chart" is shown, listing different vegetables with instructions for planting and care; copyrighted 1943
- Date Issued:
- 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Dinner menu from the Russell House consisting of a page of beige paper glued within a half-folded green cover, dated Monday October 12, 1903. A blue half-tone photograph of a young girl posed doing laundry in a small basin, beside a baby carriage, is on the cover, above the caption, "Seven Days in the Life of a Very Busy Little Girl, Monday." Within one page serves as a program for the night's performance by the Russell House Orchestra under the direction of H. Jacobson. The other page lists meal options, as well as a list suggesting "Amusements Tonight." Mary Mannering is listed as performing at the Detroit Opera House. Miss Eugene Blair is at the Lyceum Theatre. "High Class Vaudeville" is available at both the Temple Theatre and the Avenue Theatre.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Receipt, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the City Treasurer's Office to H. Hunt for $7.75 for property taxes on land on Gratiot Avenue, stamped May 31, 1904.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One advertisement post for the Detroit Post and Tribune newspaper. The poster is printed in red, black, and blue text on a white background and advertises various subscription rates for the newspaper. A map of Michigan is also shown along with population statistics for 1840-1880. Text along the bottom of the poster advertises "A $14 Plow Given Away" in exchange for new subscriptions.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One advertisement poster for D.M. Ferry & Company. The poster has a color drawing of a heart and wooden seed box that is surrounded by flowers. Blue printed text shows the slogan, "Nothing Is Perfect, But Our Seeds are Within an Ace of It." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows "Copyrighted 1900 by D.M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich." The poster was printed by J. Ottmann Lithograph Company of New York.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Advertisement from the Detroit Stove Works promoting their "Rambler" model stoves. On the recto is an illustration, credited to the Detroit Engraving Company, of a Rambler stove and text advertising that it is "For Any Type of Coal or Wood" and has a "very handsome design, with shaking and dumping grate, swing hearth and front feed, and [is] intended to meet the want for a lower priced coal and wood stove."
- Date Issued:
- 1872-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog; front cover has an illustration of a brazier in the middle; "1918 Seeds in Bulk Wholesale Trade List for Merchants Only" at top, with "Offered By D. M. Ferry & Co. Seedsmen Detroit - Michigan" at bottom; back cover has an illustration of celery, with "Wholesale Price List of Seeds in Bulk 1918" above the picture and "Celery Golden Yellow Self Blanching, Our stock of this variety has been very carefully grown and selected. It is the very best obtainable. D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich." under picture; inside are descriptions of various plants and flowers along with prices; black and white photos
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Typewritten letter from P.A. Hinds, Secretary and Treasurer of the Peninsular Electric Light Company to Mrs. A.W. Comstock, dated December 13, 1893, concerning a partially paid bill. The letter is on Peninsular Electric Light Company letterhead, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Advertisement from the Detroit Stove Works promoting their "Sunbeam" model stoves. On the recto is an illustration, credited to A. Picard of Troy, New York, of a Sunbeam stove and text advertising that it is a "New self feed or base burner; with horizontal moving and dumping grate, cast iron fire pot, large ash pit" and that it is "patented 1869."
- Date Issued:
- 1869-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts a cherubic child holding a whip and reins while riding atop a turtle that is moving down a road. On the verso is a Garland Stoves and Ranges logo.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- White paper envelope addressed to "E. J. White, Esquire" of "Lapeer, Michigan" (handwritten in brown ink). The envelope has been cut with scissors along the left edge. It has a red 3-cent George Washington stamp and is postmarked "Detroit, Mich., May 19," however the year is not indicated. The back side of envelope shows an engraving of Duncan's Central Brewery, Detroit, along with black text. Langdon & Co. is shown adjacent to the brewery in the engraving.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Jewett and Sherman Company invoice for $343.20 for Dossin Honey, sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on June 21, 1923, and shipped from Milwaukee to Detroit via the Universal Steamship Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Bill of Sale from J. S. Conklin to Mrs. Dickinson for one "18k Plain Ring." The paper is light green with black text along with blue and red lines. Purchase details are handwritten in black ink.
- Date Issued:
- 1872-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Trade card from the Detroit Stove Works advertising Jewel Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts a child in a bonnet standing on top of their bed while using a spoon to eat out of a bowl. Written in French at the bottom of the card is "Oh! Le Bon Lolo!," which translates to "Oh! Good Milk!" in English.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Russell House Independence Day menu, consisting of two unbound half-folded pages. A color illustration of a Revolutionary War soldier playing a drum is on the cover. Menus for breakfast, lunch, and dinner are contained within along with a program of musical selection to be performed.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One Imlay City Agricultural Society "Privilege Ticket" number 65 issued to Mr. Maul, dated September 30-October 3, 1919. The ticket is printed in black and red text on heavy white paper and has slight perforations along the left edge.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One booklet entitled "Old Fashioned Home Songs - School Edition," published in 1898 by the Ling Piano House located at 78 Library Ave. in the King Building, Detroit, Michigan. The softcover booklet is printed in black text on moderately yellowed paper and is 36 pages long.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Faygo cookbook published by the Faygo Beverage Company. On the back cover is an advertisement for Faygo Tang-O. Organized into the following sections: appetizers and beverages, candy surprises, cakes/cookies/frostings, pies and pastries, delightful desserts, soups and salads, vegetable variants, enticing entrees, breads and sandwiches, and "good things to do with Faygo". Notable recipes include: Black Cherry Asparagus Tips, Faygo Uptown Sauerkraut, Faygo Tuna Fish Casserole, Venison a la Faygo Uptown, Faygo Pickled Crab Apples, and Faygo Uptown Cheese Sticks.
- Date Issued:
- 1951-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Almanac published by the Detroit Free Press commemorating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' first trans-Atlantic voyage. A bronze embossed image of Columbus with Martín Alonso Pinzón is on the cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Half-folded luncheon menu from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated Tuesday, February 12, 1918. The cover declares that the hotel is a member of the United States Food Administration, and urges the conservation of food for the war effort. Additionally, a disclaimer on the cover cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room. A special Business Men's Luncheon is offered with in, as well as oysters, hors d'oeuvres, soups, fish, vegetables, sandwiches, salads, and desserts.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Page from a ledger, numbered 694, containing a table titled "Winter Stock," listing articles of clothing with corresponding dollar amounts. "Our Year Feb. 8 1901 to Feb. 8, 1902," is written across the top of the page. The page is in brown and red ink on lightweight partially translucent paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Half-folded invitation card to the 1907 Fall Opening of the Newcomb-Endicott Company on October 2 and 3. The card's cover features the Newcomb-Endicott crest atop a pair of red leaves in the top right corner against a beige background. A half-folded leaf of lightweight paper, bound within by white cord, is printed with the crest and the message, "The favor of your presence is requested at our Fall Opening Wednesday and Thursday October Second and Third Nineteen Hundred and Seven Exhibiting Latest Importations in Gowns, Millinery and Wraps, Foreign Silks and Dress Fabrics. Newcomb-Endicott Company, Detroit."
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company receipt for $0.79 received of P.J. Winn and Company of Fort Union, Virginia on July 1, 1895. It is signed with an "H," at the lower right.
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One copyright registration, "No. 121 I," dated January 3, 1878, issued by the "Library of Congress, Copyright Office, Washington." The registration form is printed in black text on white paper and includes blank lines that have been completed in handwritten black ink text. It indicates that a copyright was issued to the Richmond & Backus Company of Detroit for a "Book or Form" which is described in more specific detail in handwritten text. The registration form was signed in the lower right corner by "A. R. [Ainsworth Rand] Spofford, Librarian of Congress." An oval-shaped embossed seal of the Copyright Office is located in the upper left corner of the form.
- Date Issued:
- 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company shipping confirmation form sent to A.E. Phillips of Sinclairville, New York on January 22, 1898 stating that a box of Standard Garden Seeds has been sent care of S[?].L. Crofoot. The field in the form used to describe the shipping charges has been filling in with a dash. The form's header includes an engraving of the D.M. Ferry and Company Seed Warehouse, as well as a list of company executives. "Our magnificent New Sweet Pease will please your Customers. Our New Seed Annual is a Gem. We will send you one. The Quality of our seeds is always the best. The Best is always the Cheapest." is printed at the bottom of the form.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- J.T. Wing and Company invoice for $7.31 for alligator hooks, leather belts, hose, and clamps sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on June 13, 1923. The initial total was discounted in pencil. The invoice features a letterhead touting J.T. Wing's compliance with the Child Labor Act, and promoting their "High Speed Graphite Babbitt," and "Detroit star Grinding Wheels." "We carry a full line of genuine wrought iron and steel pipe," is stamped in the lower left corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- A letter from Ralph Emery, a clerk working for the Detroit Stove Works, to his father, Robert T. Emery, in Belfast, Maine, dated December 4, 1886. The letter is written on Detroit Stove Works letterhead, which features a lithograph, credited to the Calvert Lithograph Company, depicting the Detroit Stove Works offices in Detroit and Chicago as well as the company's foundry in Hamtramck, Michigan. The letter reads: My dear Father, Have not written you for over a week as have had nothing particular to write about. We have had no snow to amount to anything, still have had some quite cold weather, the river is full of ice, coming down from the lakes. I have not fully recovered from my cold yet + just at present have a little boil inside of my nose which is very painful. As regarding my plans, do not think I can do better than to remain here for the present at any rate, there may be something turn up the first of the year by which I may get promoted but even if there is not then shall hope to soon. Had a letter from Miss [Rocaf?] a few days ago. Mr. Stone + family have left Montreal + gone to Philadelphia + he is now Rector of Grace Church in that City. The church I understand is a very large one + they like the change very much although sorry to leave Montreal. I am very glad they are making improvements to the Railroad Station it was a change much needed + will be appreciated by all who have any friends in the city all - The lantern you have made for the [------] must be a great benefit not to yourself but to all who have come the house - as the Corner there is very dark + a particularly bad place when it is wet. Am glad you are having such good success with the paper + hope it will be a great success. Remember me kindly to all friends - + hoping to hear from you again soon. Your affec. son, Ralph Emery
- Date Issued:
- 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Cookbook from the Detroit Stove Works promoting Jewel Stoves and Ranges. The book's cover is made of black cardboard and has an image of a woman in a dress hat, holding a book, against a background of a square with gray borders and a red interior on it. Printing of the cookbook is attributed to John F. Eby and Company of Detroit. The words "Cooking By Gas; Detroit Stove Works; Detroit - Chicago" are on the cover. Contained within are recipes designed to be made using gas stoves and advertisements for Jewel Stoves and Ranges.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Traver-Bird Company spring and summer 1909 catalog of men's clothing containing illustrations of men wearing the store's clothes, as well as care directions. The cover is grey with an illustration of a laurel wreath on the front.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- Promotional book from the Detroit Stove Works advertising Jewel Stoves and Ranges. On the book's red front cover is a Jewel Stoves and Ranges logo against a backdrop of a vertically slatted wall. The book's title, "The Jewel Information Book," is written across the top of the front cover. On the back cover is a Jewel Stoves and Ranges logo, featuring the tagline "Largest Stove Plant in the World." Contained within the book are interesting facts and everyday life tips, amidst advertisements for various Jewel Stoves and Ranges.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One Commercial Advertiser poster. The poster is printed in black text on a yellow background and advertises its "26th Annual Award of Premiums." The newspaper indicates that "$25,000 in Cash Premiums to be Awarded to 100,000 Subscribers of the Detroit Commercial Advertiser, Thursday, May 2."
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts three female children in dresses and chef hats carrying plates with Thanksgiving foods on them. On the verso is an advertisement for Garland Stoves and Ranges, framed by images of flowers. The interior contains an advertisement for "Bridal-Garland" model wood burning stoves, alongside an image of a Bridal-Garland stove, claiming they are "the largest and most complete line of Wood Ranges to be found in the United States."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- L.B. King and Company catalog containing illustrated listings for a white variety of decorative and dinnerware china, as well as candle holders, snuff boxes, pin trays, and art supplies. The catalog is bound in a green paper cover with a linen pattern, and a white and brown illustration of a vase and flowers. L.B. King and Company's address is provided as 103 Woodward Avenue.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts a cherubic child looking down from a grassy mound upon a miniature sailboat made out of a wooden shoe as it floats in a body of water. On the verso is a Garland Stoves and Ranges logo.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One lease agreement, dated 8 February 1865, made between Peter Desnoyers of Detroit, party of the first part and Arouet Richmond, Frederick H. A. Backus, and Benjamin B. Richmond of Detroit, parties of the second part. The agreement is printed in black text on white paper with blank lines that have been completed in handwritten black text. The text indicated that Peter Desnoyers was leasing rooms in a building located at 185 Jefferson Avenue to the parties of the second part for four years for a total amount of $2400.00. All parties have signed their names at the end of the lease agreement in the presence of two witnesses, "Harmon DeGraff" and "N. M. Macalister." Two U.S. Internal Revenue stamps have been affixed to the agreement form in the upper left corner in the amounts of five dollars and one dollar. Both stamps feature a red and white engraved design with a bust of George Washington at the center.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company shipping confirmation form sent to P.J. Winn and Company of Fort Union, Virginia on January 16, 1894 stating that a box of garden seeds has been sent care of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to Lynchburg via Bremo Bluff, Virginia. The form states that freight has been paid for the Detroit to Lynchburg leg, but local railroad charges will be the responsibility of the buyer.
- Date Issued:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One promissory note, dated November 13, 1869, that was issued by the Richmond & Backus Company. It was printed in black text on white paper. The note terms were handwritten in black ink text and indicated that $350 was to be paid to Charles Moran on November 13, 1870, at the Second National Bank of Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1869-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Membership certificate, designed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the Michigan Soldiers' Monument Union, awarded to William Monroe by the Schools of Michigan in exchange for his donation of 10 cents toward the construction of the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. The design includes a central image of two women, three uniformed soldiers, and a dog mourning around a flag-draped casket. Battlefield scenes decorate the corners of the borders.
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- 24 page C. H. Ritter and Company, Incorporated 1911 Wholesale Price List, bound in a black cover with "Edwin A. Bunch," printed in gold on the front. The business's address is listed as 142-144 Jefferson Avenue. Prices are listed for champagnes, wines, rums, gins, whiskies, brandies, cocktails, ales, mineral waters, bottles, and other bar supplies. Several color plates depicting various brands are included.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Menu with envelope from the opening dinner of the Hotel Pontchartrain held on Tuesday, October 29, 1907. The menu is bound with whit ribbon in a heavy white paper cover printed with an embossed image of the hotel's crest on the front. Both the dinner's courses, as well as a reproduction of a menu for a dinner given by Madame la Chancelière for King Louis XIII at the château de Pontchartrain are printed within. The envelope is pale blue with an image of the hotel's crest at the upper left.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One tax receipt, dated December, 14, 1871, issued by the Wayne County Treasurer's Office in Detroit. It was printed in black text on white paper and indicated that the Richmond & Backus Company paid $115.86 for state and county taxes on property located on the north side of Jefferson Avenue at "E [east] 24 ft., Lot 3, Blk 1." The receipt was signed by "James Collins, D. [Deputy] County Treasurer."
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- J.M. Seely trade card, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company and Badger and Godfrey, advertising Seely's Flower Oil with a color image of a bouquet of flower on the recto, and a short passage promoting the store's "1875 Holiday Goods," on the verso. The passage reads: The Neatest and Largest Assortment ever seen in Detroit now in store. Fancy Articles for Old and Young, Rich or Poor, from 1 Penny to $50 each. Presents suitable for any occasion. J.M. Seely, 195 Woodward Avenue.
- Date Issued:
- 1875-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company, in the shape of a painter's palette, advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. On the recto is an illustration of a two-masted ship sailing on green waters, with four daubs of paint in the upper left corner of the palette. "Garland Stoves and Ranges" is printed at the top of the recto.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- The Directory Journal, v. XXV, August, 1923, no. 2, with the feature article entitled, "R. L Polk Makes His Last Trip," pp. 22-27. The journal cover shows a black and white picture of Ralph Lane Polk. Interior pages are printed in black text on white paper and include several black and white pictures.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Halftone print of a photograph of a woman modeling a double-breasted frock coat with a fur-lined collar, cuffs, and partial skirt around the sides, worn over a lighter color button-up blouse, and dark colored skirt, hat, with a tall upward brim, heels, and a cane. The background consists of a faint image of a forest. The image was sent by the J.L. Hudson Company to Mrs. William H. Johnston of 17 West Bethune Avenue, Detroit as part of a packet of six photos showcasing fashions for the fall of 1918.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company color advertisement for "New Sweet Pea"; illustration has pink and white flowers by the Calvert Lithograph Company; price for packets in the lower right corner; "Introduced in 1889 by D. M. Ferry & Co." on left side; "Miss Blanche Ferry" in upper right corner
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Membership certificate, designed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the Detroit Young Men's Society issued to Annie Petley, on July 8, 1881. The design includes a central image of rays of sunshine coming over the horizon between a classical building, and trees.
- Date Issued:
- 1881-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One order form from Michigan Stove Company to T. H. Eaton & Son, dated June 21, 1878. The pre-printed form is printed in black text on white paper and is perforated on 3 edges. The handwritten order requests "1 bbl [barrel] Pumice Stone (Best English, Pulverized)."
- Date Issued:
- 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- 1906 D. M. Ferry and Company catalog; front cover has "1906 Universal Almanac and Catalogue of Seeds, D. M. Ferry & Co. Seed Merchants Detroit, Mich."; back cover has "Gebhardt Grocer Co., Dealers to Staple and Fancy Groceries Garden and Field Seeds, 7830-32 Ivory Ave. St. Louis, MO" at top with a Calendar for 1906 at bottom; hole near top corner with a string run through it for hanging; inside are descriptions of various plants with prices; black and white illustrations and photographs.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Advertisement from the Detroit Stove Works promoting their "Metropolis" model wood burning cooking stoves. On the recto is an illustration, credited to William E. Earl of Detroit, of a Metropolis stove and text advertising that it has an "Encased Galvanized Cast Iron Reservoir and Tin Warming Closet" and is for "those who want a stove finely fitted, possessing a large high oven, and working perfectly in every respect."
- Date Issued:
- 1872-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Almanac published by the Detroit Free Press, containing information for the year 1893, as well as general facts and trivia.
- Date Issued:
- 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Half-folded invitation to a pair of events celebrating George Washington's birthday consisting of an oration given by Rev. Henry Neill at Firemen's Hall, followed by a ball at the Russell House as a benefit for the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association. Details on the events are printed in script on the front. A handwritten message, presumably addressed to Benjamin F. H. Witherell, president of the State Historical Society, is contained within: The Historical Society are respectfully invited to join the procession at 1 1/2 o'clock PM at the Russell House. W.B. Howe, Chairman of [?] "Washington's Birthday 1859," is handwritten on the verso so that it would appear on top when the invitation was folded into sixths.
- Date Issued:
- 1859-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Western Union telegram dated October 17, 1877, from Theodore H. Eaton to Theodore H. Eaton, Jr., advising "Cars one hour behind, send Edward with buggy."
- Date Issued:
- 1877-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Three pages from a ledger, numbered 690, 691, and 692, bound by a brass fastener. The first page is dated February 8, 1901, and is titled "Winter Stock." Below, the page lists articles of women's clothing beside dollar amounts. The page appears to have been repaired with backing cut from a letter from a Chicago-based company. The second page contains two tables, one of company names and dollar amounts, the other for advertising expenses in Detroit newspapers. The third page contains tables of monthly amounts in different categories from February 1900 through February 1901, as well as a "Summary" of different totals. The pages are in brown and red ink on lightweight partially translucent paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Hexagonal J.L. Hudson Company trade card with a color image of a scene of a shepherd leading a flock of sheep beside a pond on the recto, credited to "Bufford." "Compliments of J.L. Hudson, Clothier," is printed on a banner drawn as if pinned to the lower right corner of the card. Text on the verso gives the store's address as 141, 143, and 145 Woodward Avenue, and promotes the store's selection, and prices, and encourages out-of-towners visiting Detroit to come to the store.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- J.L. Hudson trade card advertising the company's move from the Detroit Opera House building, to their new location at 141, 143, and 145 Woodward Avenue. The recto is printed with an image of a stork leaning over a crib holding a baby, with a bouquet of flowers and a window in the background. "J.L. Hudson, Clothier, Detroit Opera House Building," is printed along the top. The verso is printed with the text, "On or about April 1st we will remove to our new stores, 141, 143 &145 Woodward Ave. where we shall be pleased to receive our Friends and Customers. J.L. Hudson." "Selma Beer" is handwritten on the verso in pencil.
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- 1868 price list from the Detroit Stove Works. Both sides have four separate panels of information. On the recto is a panel with the Detroit Stove Works's manufacturer information on it, and panels detailing the available models and costs for "Coal Heating Stoves," "Miscellaneous items," "Stove Hollow Ware," and "Stove Furniture." On the verso are panels detailing the available models and costs for "Square Cook Stoves," "Elevated Oven Cook Stoves," "Parlor and Heating Stoves," "Tops and Bases," and "Sugar & Cauldron Kettles." Several handwritten notes are found in the margins of the prices and models on the verso, giving adjusted prices and information on new models.
- Date Issued:
- 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail