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- Black and white print of an engraving captioned "The Great Billiard Match Between M. Phelan and J. Seereiter at Detroit - Appearance of the Firemen's Hall on the Evening of the Match, from a sketch taken on the spot," from the April 23, 1859 issue of Franke Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The engraving depicts the billiard match between J. Seereiter, from Detroit, and M. Phelan, from New York City, which took place at Detroit's Firemen's Hall on April 12, 1859. The engraving shows the men playing billiards in the center, with a large crowd of spectators watching. Two chandeliers hanging above the billiards table and several paintings on the wall can also be seen inside the Firemen's Hall. The print is mounted on cardboard. The verso of the cardboard mount has taped to it a brief article about the billiards match.
- Date Issued:
- 1859-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Color map titled "A New Map of Michigan with its Canals, Roads & Distances," published by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. in 1850. The map shows the state of Michigan with each different colored block representing a different county. The title block and it located on the upper right corner of the map, under which are boxes which list "Steam Boat Routes" and the distance from "Detroit to Fort Howard." The title block also contains the legend, which indicates the symbols used to designate "Capital," "County Towns," "Common Do.," "Railroads," "Do. in progress," and "Do. proposed," and also the scale used to indicate the distances between towns. The inset located on the left side of the map shows the "Western Part of Michigan." The perimeter of the map contains lines of latitude and longitude. The map is surrounded by a decorative green border. Text underneath the border on the lower left corner of the map reads "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1850, by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., in the Clerk's office of the District court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania."
- Date Issued:
- 1850-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Clipping from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, dated April 16, 1859, featuring an illustration of the Firemen's Hall in Detroit and an accompanying article concerning a billiards match played there between John Seereiter and Michael Phelan. The illustration depicts the Firemen's Hall, which features a sign above the door reading "Firemen's Hall Library Reading Rom." Several people are depicted entering the Hall, and a horse drawn carriage is shown passing on the street. The caption underneath the illustration reads "Exterior of Firemen's Hall, Detroit, where the billiard match between Michael Phelan and John Seereiter was played, on Tuesday, April 12."
- Date Issued:
- 1859-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- One street map of Detroit and Eastern Wayne County that was published by the Topping-Sanders Company. The multicolor map is printed on paper at an approximate scale of 1.5 inches = 1 mile. It shows streets, street names, city and township boundaries, section numbers, railroad and streetcar lines, and recent street names changes in Detroit. Two inset advertisements in the upper corners promote the real estate company of "Drennan & Seldon, Inc." A large note in the lower left corner of the map shows "Dynamic Detroit - Two Million in 1930. Keep This Map and Watch the City Grow." The map was "compiled and drawn by Wm. Sauer."
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- One map entitled "Guide Map of the City of Detroit." The map is printed in black ink on white paper and shows streets, street names, lots, lot numbers, address numbers at block corners, churches, ward numbers and boundaries, city boundaries, streetcar lines, and railroad lines. An alphabetical list of street names is also shown along with a list of recent street name changes. In addition, the names of former ribbon farm owners (with private claim numbers) are shown along the shoreline of the Detroit River. The map was "Published by Silas Farmer & Co., 31 Monroe Ave., corner Farmer St., Detroit," and is dated 1886.
- Date Issued:
- 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Map of Detroit, showing enlargements by various acts of the legislature, copyrighted 1891 by Clarence Monroe Burton. The map shows the city of Detroit split into numerous sections, indicated by different colors including red, green, brown, and tan. Each section includes text indicating the day on which the act that incorporated the section of land into the city was passed. Lines of farms and private land claims are also indicated. Fort Wayne is shown on the western side of the map.
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- One "Map of Detroit." The map is printed in black, red, green, and blue ink on white paper and shows streets, street names, railroad lines, streetcar lines, parks, and cemeteries within the city limits. In addition, the names of former ribbon farm owners (with private claim numbers) are shown along the shoreline of the Detroit River. An advertisement for "Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company" is shown in the upper left corner of the sheet. Various numbered blue stars are indicated on the map as "Convention Tents" and these may have been part of a Christian Endeavor International Convention which took place in the city in July, 1899. The map was "Published by Silas Farmer & Co., 31 Monroe Avenue, cor. Farmer Street, Detroit, Mich." at an approximate scale of 1 inch = 0.5 miles and was dated 1899.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Map, "Guide Map of the City of Detroit for Bicyclists, Showing Pavements." printed and published by the Calvert Lith. & Eng. Co., copyrighted in April, 1896 and "Entered according to act of Congress, A.D. 1889 by the Calvert Lith. Eng. & Map Pub. Co. in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington D.C." The legend at top right indicates that asphalt roads are highlighted in blue, brick roads are highlighted in pink, granite roads are highlighted in green, macadam roads are highlighted in gray, and wood roads are highlighted in yellow. Text at top of map details the following outside runs: Fort St. West and River Road. - Ecorse, 9 miles; Wyandotte, 12 miles; Trenton, 17 miles; Flat Rock, 25 miles. Grand River Avenue. - Greenfield, 8 miles; Farmington, 19 miles. Gratiot Avenue. - Leesville, 6 miles; Roseville, 14 miles; Toll Gate, 16 miles; Mt. Clemens, 22 miles; Chesterfield, 27 miles; Milton, 28 1/2 miles; New Baltimore, 31 miles. Jefferson Avenue. - Grosse Pointe, 10 miles; McSweeney's Club, 24 miles. Michigan Avenue. - Dearborn, 10 miles, Inkster, 15 miles; Wayne, 18 miles; Canton, 23 miles; Dentons, 26 miles; Ypsilanti, 30 miles; Ann Arbor, 38 miles. Woodward Avenue. - Highland Park, 5 miles; Whitewood, 7 miles; Royal Oak, 12 miles; Birmingham, 18 1/2 miles; Bloomfield Centre, 21 1/2 miles; Pontiac, 28 miles; Drayton Plains, 31 miles; Waterford, 33 1/2 miles; Clarkston, 35 miles.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Black and white print of an etching titled "The St. Clair River and Lake," drawn by Charles Graham, from page 305 of Volume XXXII, No. 1636 of Harper's Weekly, dated April 28, 1888. The etching features 5 numbered vignettes: 1. The St. Clair River and Flats [depicting boats in tow as well as buildings and houses along the shore] 2. Star Island. 3. The Ship-Canal. 4. Catamaran Boat for Shooting Club. 5. Looking over the Flats. The verso, page 306, features an excerpt from a story titled "The Rescue of the 'Witch.'"
- Date Issued:
- 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Menu for Thanksgiving dinner at the Hotel Normandie in 1891. The menu is bound in light blue crush embossed paper with a white ribbon and orange wax seal emblazoned with "HN, Detroit" affixed to the cover, and was printed by Winn and Hammond of Detroit. Six pages are contained within. "Thanks Giving 1891," is printed on the third on a green background. A menu is spread across the fourth and fifth pages, listing a variety of dishes ranging from the traditional like stuffed young turkey and sweet potatoes, to stuffed mallard with jelly and fresh lobster. The menu is decorated with small green illustrations of a turkey, a stylized fish, and ten cartoonish characters seated on a long bench eating. "Carr and Reeve" is printed on the last page above a green illustration of a bunch of flowers with their stems wrapped in a ribbon.
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History