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1. The Truth About the Street Railway Situtation

Description:
Staple-bound booklet advocating for the election of Democrat William Barlum Thompson over Republican George P. Codd in the 1906 mayoral election, based on Codd's support for higher fares for the Detroit United Railway. The booklet contains several political cartoons illustrating its point.
Date Issued:
1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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2. 3¢ Fares--No. 2

Description:
Double-sided handbill containing a message from Governor Hazen S. Pingree, addressed "To the People of the City of Detroit," as a rebuttal to editorials in the Detroit Free Press, the Detroit Journal, the Detroit News, and the Detroit Tribune opposed to his ordinance to reduce streetcar fares from five cents to three cents
Date Issued:
1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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3. Official Electric Railway Guide, Vol. 10, No. 7

Description:
Half-folded schedule booklet for interurban streetcar lines for July, 1910, published by the Electric Railway Guide Company. Times and fares are listed for the Detroit United Railway's Flint Division, Orchard Lake Division, Pontiac Division, and Wyandotte Division; the Rapid Railway System and its Shore Line Division; the Detroit Monroe and Toledo Short Line Railway; the Tecumseh, Windsor, Sandwich and Amherstburg Railway; the Detroit, Jackson and Chicago Railway; the Lake Shore Electric Railway; and the Jackson, Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Division of Michigan United Railways. A red illustration of a interurban streetcar traveling at night with a city in the background is on the cover. Advertisements, most prominently for hotels, are also contained within.
Date Issued:
1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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4. Official Electric Railway Guide, Vol. 10, No. 8

Description:
Half-folded schedule booklet for interurban streetcar lines for August, 1910, published by the Electric Railway Guide Company. Times and fares are listed for the Detroit United Railway's Flint Division, Orchard Lake Division, Pontiac Division, and Wyandotte Division; the Rapid Railway System and its Shore Line Division; the Detroit Monroe and Toledo Short Line Railway; the Tecumseh, Windsor, Sandwich and Amherstburg Railway; the Detroit, Jackson and Chicago Railway; the Lake Shore Electric Railway; and the Jackson, Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Division of Michigan United Railways. A green illustration of a interurban streetcar traveling at night with a city in the background is on the cover. Advertisements, most prominently for hotels, are also contained within.
Date Issued:
1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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5. Car #3123

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3123 with a destination sign reading, "Stewart". Image from page 53 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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Transportation

6. Car #3102

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3102 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, House". In the background is the Highland Park Ford Plant. Image from page 42 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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7. Cropped sepia-toned photo of Detroit United Railway streetcar number 892, produced as order 1730 by the Cincinnati Car Company, as identified by a sign beneath it

Description:
Cropped sepia-toned photo of Detroit United Railway streetcar number 892, produced as order 1730 by the Cincinnati Car Company, as identified by a sign beneath it. "Detroit United Rys. #891" is stamped on the verso.
Date Issued:
1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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8. Rear End - Motor Car

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting the steel frame of a Detroit United Railway streetcar. Behind it is a brick building. Image from page 73 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

9. Car No. 3045

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3045 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, House". Image from page 14 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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10. Car #1623 Overhaul

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #1623 marked for overhaul at repair shop. Destination sign reads, "Grand Belt, Special". Image from page 83 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

11. Car No. 3040

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3040 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward". In the background is a brick building. Image from page 11 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

12. Car No. 3118

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3118 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, Through". Image from page 50 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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13. Car No. 3077

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3077 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, House". In the background is a brick building. Image from page 30 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

14. Standard Arch Bar Trail Truck

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway arch bar trail truck in repair shop. Image from page 87 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

15. Car No. 3065

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3065 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, Through". In the background is the Highland Park Ford Plant. Image from page 24 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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16. Car #3080

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3080 with a destination sign reading, "Grand Belt, W. Jefferson". Image from page 31 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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Transportation

17. Black and white photo of a row of four Detroit United Railway streetcars stopped along a snowy street

Description:
Black and white photo of a row of four Detroit United Railway streetcars stopped along a snowy street. Interurban car number 7293 is in the front. A man poses on its steps, and several other men, including two in conductor uniforms, pose beside the second car. "Detroit United Ry. #7293, etc. 1908," is stamped on the verso.
Date Issued:
1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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18. Car #1544 - Overhaul

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #1544 marked for overhaul at repair shop. Image from page 82 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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19. Blurry black and white photo of a northbound Detroit United Railway Woodward Avenue streetcar approaching, taken from the center of Woodward, north of Forest Avenue, facing south

Description:
Blurry black and white photo of a northbound Detroit United Railway Woodward Avenue streetcar approaching, taken from the center of Woodward, north of Forest Avenue, facing south. The car has a sign on its eclipse fender however it is illegible. Horse-drawn wagons and carriages, as well as pedestrians are also in the street. The DeHoney Dance Academy stands on the right in the background. Woodward is paved with bricks.
Date Issued:
1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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20. Car #3044

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3044 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, Through". In the background is the Highland Park Ford Plant. Image from page 13 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

21. Black and white photo of Detroit United Railway streetcar number 1026, the private sight-seeing car "Yolande."

Description:
Black and white photo of Detroit United Railway streetcar number 1026, the private sight-seeing car "Yolande." The motorman looks out the car's window toward the camera. Passengers are visible within.
Date Issued:
1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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22. Car No. 3110

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3110 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, House". Image from page 46 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

23. St. Louis #47 Truck

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting a Detroit United Railway truck in repair shop. Image from page 85 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

24. Car #5121

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar trailer #5121 with a destination sign reading, "Grand Belt". Image from page 65 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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Transportation

25. G.E. #203 Motor Armature

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting a motor armature in a Detroit United Railway repair shop. Image from page 92 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

26. Black and white print of a photo of seventeen men, including a conductor and motorman posed in front of Detroit United Railway interurban streetcar number 7529 stopped in the middle of the Fort Street River Rouge Bridge

Description:
Black and white print of a photo of seventeen men, including a conductor and motorman posed in front of Detroit United Railway interurban streetcar number 7529 stopped in the middle of the Fort Street River Rouge Bridge. Arches supporting the streetcar lines span the top of the draw bridge. "March 9 23," is printed in the lower right corner of the image.
Date Issued:
1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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27. Car #5106

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar trailer #5106. Image from page 58 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
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Transportation

28. Car No. 3099

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3099. Image from page 41 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

29. Black and white print of a photo of Detroit United Railway interurban streetcars, including number 7130, lined up beside a dirt road to server as transportation to the 1914 Almont Fair

Description:
Black and white print of a photo of Detroit United Railway interurban streetcars, including number 7130, lined up beside a dirt road to server as transportation to the 1914 Almont Fair. A banner that reads, "Take Trolley Cars Here For Fair Grounds," is hung above the road. Horse drawn carriages and pedestrians are visible along the road. "Detroit United Rys. #7130, etc. Almont fair, 1914," is stamped on the verso.
Date Issued:
1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

30. Standard Arch Bar Trail Truck

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway arch bar trail truck in repair shop. Image from page 88 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

31. Front End - Motor Car

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting the steel frame of a Detroit United Railway streetcar. Image from page 70 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

32. Car #5102

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar trailer #5102. Image from page 56 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

33. Car #3124

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3124 with a destination sign reading, "House". Image from page 53 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

34. Cropped black and white photo of Detroit United Railway streetcar number 1205, produced as order 403 by the G.C. Kuhlman Car Company of Cleveland, Ohio, as identified by a sign beside its tracks

Description:
Cropped black and white photo of Detroit United Railway streetcar number 1205, produced as order 403 by the G.C. Kuhlman Car Company of Cleveland, Ohio, as identified by a sign beside its tracks. "Detroit United Rys. 1205," is stamped on the verso.
Date Issued:
1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

35. Brill 27FI Truck

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway truck in repair shop. Image from page 90 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

36. Car No. 3057

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3057 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, House". Image from page 20 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

37. Car No. 3093

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3093 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, Through". In the background is the Highland Park Ford Plant. Image from page 38 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

38. Car No. 5116

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar trailer #5116 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, Log Cabin". Image from page 63 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

39. Car #3062

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3062 with a destination sign reading, "Hamilton". In the background is the Highland Park Ford Plant. Image from page 22 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

40. Car #5105

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar trailer #5105. Image from page 57 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

41. St. Louis #47 Truck

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting a Detroit United Railway truck in repair shop. Image from page 91 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

42. Car No. 3115

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3115 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, House". Image from page 49 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

43. Car No. 3051

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3051 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, House". Image from page 17 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

44. Car No. 3050

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3050 with a destination sign reading, "Grand Belt, W. Jefferson". A poster advertises the Michigan State Fair. Image from page 16 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

45. Standard O-50A Truck

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway truck in repair shop. Image from page 89 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

46. Trumbull Car Barns Detroit, Mich.

Description:
Black and white print of a photo of Detroit United Railway streetcar number 1260 rounding a bend in the tracks beside the Trumbull carhouse. Car number 710 is on an adjacent set of tracks in the background. Both cars' destination signs read "Trumbull." Several other cars are in the entrance of the carhouse, beside several large spools of cable.. The traffic island in the foreground is landscaped with two round gardens. A "keep off the grass" sign is also on its lawn. "Trumbull Car Barns Detroit, Mich. Pesha Photo" is printed along the bottom of the image. "Detroit United Rys. #710-126-, Trumbull car barns 1914," is stamped on the verso.
Date Issued:
1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

47. Car #3074

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3074 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, House". In the background is the Highland Park Ford Plant. Image from page 28 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

48. Car No. 3089

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3089 with a destination sign reading, "Victor". Image from page 36 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

49. Car No. 3061

Description:
Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3061 with a destination sign reading, "Woodward, House". In the background is a brick building. Image from page 22 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
Date Issued:
1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation

50. Black and white print of a photo of Detroit United Railway streetcar number 101, the private sight-seeing car "Yolande," on Woodward Avenue, south of Woodbridge Street

Description:
Black and white print of a photo of Detroit United Railway streetcar number 101, the private sight-seeing car "Yolande," on Woodward Avenue, south of Woodbridge Street. The conductor and passengers are visible through its windows. In the background, four men stand by a cart in front of Joseph H. Lume's restaurant, saloon, and bowling alley on the east side of Woodward. The sign for C.E. Trombly, stovist, is partially visible beyond the top of the car.
Date Issued:
1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Transportation