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- Description:
- Trade card advertising the Great Western and Michigan Central Railway Line, with a color lithograph on the recto captioned, "The only Route via Niagara Falls & Suspension Bridge." The image shows a train crossing the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge with the falls in the background. "Take the Great Western & Michigan Central R.W. Line" is printed below the image. A map showing railroad lines from Chicago to the east coast, including those of the Michigan Central Railroad, the Great Western Railway, the Erie Railroad, the New York Central Railroad, the Lehigh Valley Railroad, and the North Carolina Railroad, is printed on the verso. The map is captioned, "The Popular Niagara Falls Route between the East & West," and "Do not fail to see Niagara Falls & Travel over the Michigan Central & Gt. Western Railway Line."
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Hexagonal J.L. Hudson Company trade card with a color image of a scene of a woman standing beside a cow as it drinks from a pond, 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
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts an elderly woman in a bonnet running a comb through the hair of a red-haired girl that is sitting on her lap. The card's title, "Patience and Impatience," is printed across the bottom of the recto. The Garland Stoves and Ranges logo is featured in the upper left corner of the recto. An advertisement for Garland Stoves and Ranges, stressing the importance of buying genuine Garland products, is on the verso. Written at the bottom of the verso is the name "Eliza."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Fourth card of a six trade card set from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges, entitled "Before & After Marriage In Five Acts," drawn by Cassius M. Coolidge and copyrighted by George M. Hayes. On the recto is an image of a man in a black wedding suit and hat holding a cigar while resting against a table. The table holds a bottle of alcohol, a drinking glass, and a box of cigars with "Free Cigars" written on the inside of its open lid. In the lower left corner of the recto is an image of a woman in a wedding dress walking forward while holding a bouquet. The card's title, "Married," is printed in the bottom right corner of the recto. Printed on the verso is damaged advertising copy stating "To be married, turns the [...], Either to scenes of joy o[...]. To please your wife should be your aim, and she for you should try the same. [...] Garland Stove or Range you want, [...] luck [...] forever haunt."
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Fifth card of a six trade card set from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges, entitled "Before & After Marriage In Five Acts," drawn by Cassius M. Coolidge and copyrighted by George M. Hayes. On the recto is an image of a man in a white shirt and hat with brown slacks reclining and looking forlorn. In the lower left corner of the recto is an image of a man in a tan suit on his knees holding his hat and looking distressed while a woman in a yellow dotted blouse and blue skirt grabs him by the collar while holding a fire poker. The card's title, "Married One Year," is printed in the bottom right corner of the recto. Printed on the verso is advertising copy stating "This man, only married a year, feels too badly to shed a tear. The cause of all his woe and sorrow, he could, if he would, remove to-morrow. By buying his wife a Garland Stove or Range, things from bad to good would quickly change."
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- J.L. Hudson trade card printed with an image of two women riding in a canoe beneath a canopy, rowed by a man in a blue cap. "Easter Souvenir, 1882, Presented by J.L. Hudson, Clothier, Detroit Opera House Building" is stamped in the upper left corner. "Bestein's Oil Chromo [...]" is printed along the bottom right corner of the card.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- One trade card. The card is printed in black ink on heavy tan paper and shows an engraved drawing of a bed frame as well as a price list. The verso shows the handwritten names, "John Martin" and "M. Howard." This card was contained in the lead box time capsule that was removed from the Old City Hall on May 25, 1961.
- Date Issued:
- 1874-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
