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- Description:
- Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company advertisement printed on cardstock, possibly intended as an ink blotter. Depicts a group of frogs singing Christmas carols into the microphone of a radio transmitter in a small shed, while another frog in a coat and a gnome stand outside. Several passenger steamers are in the snow in the distance. An insert depicts a family listening to the radio in a living room decorated for Christmas. An insert of a buffalo and a wreath around the D&C logo are also pictured. Text at lower left reads: Detroit. Michigan December 25, 1923 To Ticket Agents, Connecting Lines and Shippers: "Tune in" on our best wishes to you for a Merry Christmas and a bright and prosperous New Year. Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company General Offices: Detroit, Mich. A. A. Schantz, Pres. & Gen. Mgr. James T. McMillan, Vice-Pres. R.G. Stoddard, Gen. Pass. Agt.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company advertisement printed on cardstock, possibly intended as an ink blotter. Depicts a cutaway of a snow-covered log cabin, where a gnome places a model of a D&C passenger steamer on a Christmas tree while two frogs grasp another one on the floor. Also included are an insert of a buffalo, and a text box which reads: Detroit, Mich., Dec. 18, 1924 TICKET AGENTS AND CONNECTING LINES: The Operators of the two largest Steamers of their type in the world, the "GREATER DETROIT" and "GREATER BUFFALO" ask you to lay your work aside long enough to accept our Heartiest Wishes for a very Merry Christmas and a New Year of increased Prosperity and Happiness. Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company General Offices: Detroit, Mich. A. A. Schantz, Pres. & Gen. Mgr. James T. McMillan, Vice-Pres. R.G. Stoddard, Gen. Pass. Agt.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Advertisement from the Detroit Stove Works promoting their "Shallow Sugar Kettles". On the recto is an illustration of a five Shallow Sugar Kettles nested atop one another and text reading "We invite attention to the above NEW STYLE of Sugar Kettles; We Make Five Sizes, 10,15,20,25,30 Gallons."
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Advertisement (bifold brochure) for the "Detroit Post & Tribune, For the Year 1882." The advertisement is printed on light yellow paper with black text and has brief information about the newspaper, rates to agents, application forms for subscribers (4 copies), and return envelopes (2 copies).
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Advertisement from the Detroit Stove Works promoting their "Pearl" model stoves. On the recto is an illustration of a Pearl stove, credited to A. Picard of Troy, New York, and text advertising it as a "new sheet iron stove, with horizontal moving and dumping grate" that was "patented 1869."
- Date Issued:
- 1869-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Advertisement from the Detroit Stove Works promoting their "Alaska Cottage Improved" model stoves. On the recto is an illustration, credited to A. Picard of Troy, New York, of an Alaska Cottage Improved stove and text advertising that it has a "Pipe Top, With Pan and Swing Top Cover" among other improvements over the original Alaska Cottage model.
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Advertisement from the Detroit Stove Works promoting their "Morning and Evening Star " model cooking stoves. On the recto is an illustration of a Morning and Evening Star stove, credited to A. Picard of Troy, New York, and text advertising that it has a "shaking and dump grate" and "burns hard coal, coke or wood perfectly."
- Date Issued:
- 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One advertisement for "National Mazda Auto Lamps" which features a black and white photographic image of a hydroplane race. The image shows the hydroplane, Rainbow IV (G71) racing on the Detroit River in the 1924 American Power Boat Association Gold Cup Race. Several other hydroplanes and the shoreline can be seen in the background. Small printed text along the lower edge of the advertisement shows "Elliott Service Company, New York, Exclusive Publishers."
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Advertisement for "Cigars - Great Reduction!" offered by the Detroit News Company, 7 West Fort Street, Detroit. The advertisement is printed in black text on slightly yellowed paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Advertisement from the Detroit Stove Works promoting their "Magnet" model hard coal burning stoves. On the recto is an illustration of a Magnet stove, credited to B. Ferguson of Albany, New York, and text advertising that it is "compact in form, very neat in design, operates readily, and will have rapid sale in all markets where hard coal is used."
- Date Issued:
- 1867-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company advertisement printed on cardstock, possibly intended as an ink blotter. Depicts a gnome, buffalo, and frog bowing to a classical statue of a woman in sandals, a shirt, a breastplate which bears Chicago's motto, "I Will," and a helmet topped with an eagle. She holds a sign which reads, "Chicago." The group is on a shore. On the opposite shore is Chicago's Municipal Pier. A D&C passenger steamer is also in the background. Inserted into the image are a map showing the route between Buffalo and Chicago, Arch Rock on Mackinac Island, and a text box which reads: Ready to go! Detroit, Mich., June 18, 1925 To Ticket Agents and Connecting Lines: Navigation between Detroit, Mackinac Island, St. Ignace, and Chicago will open Thursday, June 25 from Detroit and Saturday, June 27 from Chicago. Liners will leave Detroit every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 1:30 P.M., Eastern Time; and from Chicago every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 12:30 noon, Central Time. The liners EASTERN STATES and WESTERN STATES will operate on this division. Last liner will leave Detroit, Saturday, Sept. 5, and Chicago, Monday, Sept. 7. Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company A. A. Schantz, Pres. & Gen. Mgr. J. T. McMillan, Vice-Pres. R.G. Stoddard, Gen. Pass. Agt.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Advertisement entitled, "How to Make Money!!," which is requesting agents for the Todd Card Company of Clintonville, Connecticut. The advertisement is printed in black text on slightly yellowed paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company advertisement printed on cardstock, possibly intended as an ink blotter. Depicts a group of frogs, standing upright on a wharf, near an early traffic signal, waving to a disembarking passenger steamer while a gnome watches them through a telescope. An image of a buffalo is also inset, as is a text box which reads: D. & C. Opens Navigation, Detroit Mich., March 29, 1924, Commencing April 1st daily service in effect between Detroit and Cleveland. Steamers leave both ports daily 11 P.M. Eastern Time. Ticket agents and connecting lines kindly resume sale of tickets. Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company General Offices: Detroit, Mich. A. A. Schantz, Pres. & Gen. Mgr. James T. McMillan, Vice-Pres. R.G. Stoddard, Gen. Pass. Agt.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Advertisement for cigars offered by M. Walsh & Company. The advertisement is printed in the style of a $50 bill which states, "Deliver to the People of the United States - Or To Their Order - One Mille Cigars for One Hundred Dollars," #98763, dated October 15, 1865. Text and designs are printed in black, red, and green ink on slightly yellowed paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Lithograph, attributed to the Calvert Lithograph Company, from the Detroit Stove works advertising Jewel Stoves and Ranges. Text, in top to bottom order, on the lithograph reads "Established 1884; Detroit Stove Works; Manufacturers of Jewel Stoves and Ranges; 1882; Office and Salesrooms; 32 & 34 Woodward Avenue; Detroit, Mich." Images include a jeweled crown, stylized letters with inlaid jewels, a red banner, and multiple other banners containing the lithograph's text.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Advertisement for "Freund Bro's" concerning "Toys and Fancy Goods suitable for the approaching Holiday Trade". The advertisement is printed in black text on light blue paper and is dated October 20, 1884.
- Date Issued:
- 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company advertisement printed on cardstock, possibly intended as an ink blotter. Depicts a the GREATER DETROIT, under steam, with a frog leaping in the lower right corner, and an insert of a buffalo at the upper right. A text box insert reads: August 27, 1924 At last the great news is out! - The GREATER DETROIT, "Leviathan of the Great Lakes," the LARGEST STEAMBOAT OF HER TYPE IN THE WORLD, will steam away from her pier on her maiden voyage to Buffalo, Thursday, August 28th, 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. She will make regular trips from Detroit to Buffalo on even dates in August and odd dates in September; and will leave Buffalo for Detroit starting Friday, August 29th and odd dates in August and even dates in September. People everywhere have looked forward to the maiden trip of this gorgeous, gigantic steamer, and indications point to a great enthusiastic crowd. Recommend this great streamer to your friends and patrons for their autumn trip. Length 550 feet, 650 staterooms, and parlors, speed 21 miles per hour. Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company General Offices: Detroit, Mich. A. A. Schantz, Pres. & Gen. Mgr. James T. McMillan, Vice-Pres. R.G. Stoddard, Gen. Pass. Agt.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society