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- 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
