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- Description:
- J.L. Hudson Company trade card with a color image of two birds--both with yellow breasts, brown wings, and red feathers atop the heads--perched facing each other on a branch, on the recto. 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:
- 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 walking with a bag in a bag hung from his bill, a bouquet of flowers on his back, and a white peaked hat on his head. "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" and "Beer" are handwritten on the verso in pencil.
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- J.L. Hudson trade card bearing a color illustration of a cat with a yellow ribbon around its neck laying between a vase of flowers in the foreground, and a pot containing a cherry tomatoes in the background. "Compliments of J.L. Hudson, Clothier, Detroit Opera House Building," is printed along the pot. "Copyright 1883 By E.P. & L. Restein, Phila." is printed in the lower left corner. The card is mounted on a cardstock backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts 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
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto, credited to Gies and Company of Buffalo, New York, depicts a girl in a pink dress holding a cat out toward a boy. The boy is sitting in a seat and examining a bird in a small birdcage that he is holding in his hands. An advertisement for Garland Stoves and Ranges, stressing the importance of buying genuine Garland products is on the verso. Stamped at the bottom of the verso is text reading "Lapp & Moe, 642 Gratiot Ave."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sixth 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 and white checkered shirt with a black top hat resting his head on his left arm with his back facing the viewer and his right arm resting on the back of his hip. In the lower left corner of the recto is an image of a woman in a tan dress chasing someone, of whom only a single leg in mid-run is seen, while brandishing a broom and yelling. The card's title, "Married Five Years," is printed in the bottom right corner of the recto. Printed on the verso is damaged advertising copy stating "With five years passed away, this [...] sees the mistake of a day. A s[...] lesson he has been taught, and has since a Garland bought. Those who have marriage in view, should not fail to likewise do."
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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 single-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
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company trade card advertising pansies A color illustration of the flowers, from the Calvert Lithograph Company, "painted from actual specimens," according to the caption, as well as the copyright date, 1889, are on the recto. The verso contains a description of the plant, and a price list for its different varieties.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- J.L. Hudson Company trade card with a color image of two birds--blue kingfishers--perched on a branch over a pond, credited to "Bufford," on the recto. 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. The lithograph on the recto, copyrighted in 1882 by M.B. Mills and attributed to Calvert Lithograph Company, depicts a brown-haired woman in a pink dress walking a dog while holding a large dandelion over her head like an umbrella. An advertising poem that reads "In Garland Stoves you are sure to find; The good and beautiful combined; Aesthetic in design and kind; To please the most fastidious mind" is at the bottom of the recto. On the verso is an early Garland Stoves and Ranges logo.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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 a caricature of a man with an over-sized head in Elizabethan dress. He has a goatee and moustache, and wears a ruff, tunic, cape, and tights. He holds a small cap with a feather. "J.L. Hudson, Clothier, Detroit Opera House Building," is printed along the bottom. 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.
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card advertising the "Improved Family Singer Sewing Machine." An illustration of the sewing machine beneath the text, "Latest and Best," is show on the recto surrounded by a color patchwork pattern. A block of text about the machine, concluding with the address for the Singer Manufacturing Company at 191 Woodward Avenue, is on the verso surrounded by a stitch guide showing "100 Crazy Patchwork Stiches." The card is patented July 1, 1884.
- Date Issued:
- 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company color trade card advertising Nasturtium; front has a color picture from Calvert Lithograph Company, Detroit, Mich of orange and yellow flowers on a purple background; states "painted from actual specimens grown on D. M. Ferry & Co. trial grounds"; back has brief information about Nasturtium, along with varieties of the flower available; copyrighted 1889
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto, credited to Chas. Shields' Sons, 22 & 22 Gold St., N.Y, depicts two dogs with their paws on a bassinet containing a baby. An early Michigan Stove Company logo, with the tagline "Superior to All Others," is on the verso.
- 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:
- Part of a series of anti-Prohibition trade cards which bear comical color lithographic prints and rhymes in support of alcohol, provided "compliments of George H. Gies, 16 Monroe Avenue, Detroit, Mich.," a wine and liquor vendor, and printed by the Compton Lithograph Company of St. Louis. This card depicts a boy wearing a suit and bowler hat, seated at a table with an issue of Scientific American and glass of beer. "Against Prohibition No. 4. The youth from school and study free, / Enjoys his Lager temperately," is printed below.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 vase of flowers, containing one pink flower and one white flower, sitting upon a surface with a red rose lying horizontally behind it. "Garland Stoves and Ranges" is printed across the bottom of the recto.
- 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. Stamped at the bottom of the verso is text reading "Sold By Geo. J. Schaefer & Bro., Dundee, Mich."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- American Fibre Chamois Company trade card promoting the dry goods store, J. Sparling and Company of Detroit. A color lithograph of a woman in a brown dress and hat with the caption "Fibre Chamois," is on the recto. The verso contains the text of an 1895 letter from actress and singer Lillian Russell praising the "genuine fibre chamois" from the American Fibre Chamois Company used by New York dressmaker Redfern, as well as the name of J. Sparling and Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card advertising the Detroit Opera House with a lithograph of the building on Campus Martius. "J.W. Lanergan, Lessee & Manager," is printed below.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Hexagonal J.L. Hudson Company trade card with a color image of a scene of a man sharpening a scythe in a field, as a woman stand in the background holding a bucket of water, 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:
- Part of a series of anti-Prohibition trade cards which bear comical color lithographic prints and rhymes in support of alcohol, provided "compliments of George H. Gies, 16 Monroe Avenue, Detroit, Mich.," a wine and liquor vendor, and printed by the Compton Lithograph Company of St. Louis. This card depicts an arrangement of corn, peaches, grapes, and barley. "Nature is Against Prohibition. The "Kindly Fruits' are given to man to preserve and use as best he can. "Preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth so that in due time we may enjoy them' - Book of Common Prayer" is printed on the card. Remnants of another color card depicting a woman holding a folding fan are pasted on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts two young girls, one in a white and pink dress and the other in a blue and yellow dress, feeding ducks while sitting on a river bank. An advertisement for Garland Stoves and Ranges, stressing the importance of buying genuine Garland products, is on the verso.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Large J.L. Hudson trade card printed with an image of a seated women with short hair wearing a white dress with a red sash at the waist and tassels on the skirt. "Compliments of J.L. Hudson, Opera House Build'g, Detroit, Mich." near the lower right corner of the card. The verso is printed with an image of a potted plant and the text: J.L. Hudson, Detroit Opera House Building Men's, Boys', and Childrens Clothing, Men's, Boys', and Childrens Hats 7 Caps, Men's Furnishings, Custom Tailoring,
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Part of a series of anti-Prohibition trade cards which bear comical color lithographic prints and rhymes in support of alcohol, provided "compliments of George H. Gies, 16 Monroe Avenue, Detroit, Mich.," a wine and liquor vendor, and printed by the Compton Lithograph Company of St. Louis. This card depicts and old man with a beard holding a glass of beer and a pipe, while seated aside a table with a newspaper and spectacles. "Against Prohibition No. 6. In robust age with wealth and friends, / Enjoying Beer, his days he spends," is printed below.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card from the Detroit Stove Works advertising Jewel Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph, credited to H&B, on the recto depicts two rats, one holding reins while carrying a whip and the other holding a parasol, riding a snail. In the upper left corner of the recto are the words "Jewel Stoves and Ranges; Detroit Stove Works; Detroit, Chicago," and on the bottom of the recto is the card's title: "A slow Coach."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card from the Detroit Stove Works advertising Jewel Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts a child sitting on a tree branch feeding cherries to three birds. Written in French at the bottom of the card is "Comment Aimez-Vous Les Cerises!," which translates to "How Do You Like The Cherries!" in English. Stamped on the back is text reading "Compliments of Stone & Hemingway; Who always have in stock a full line of 'The Famous Jewel Stoves'; None Better Made!; Sheridan, Michigan."
- 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 woman in a blue dress, with a purple sash around her waist, holding a tambourine while going down a set of steps. A Garland Stoves and Ranges logo is printed on the verso, along with a stamp that reads "Sold by Adam J. Orth, 190 Hastings St."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company trade card advertising Nasturtium. A color illustration of the flowers, from the Calvert Lithograph Company, "painted from actual specimens," according to the caption, as well as the copyright date, 1889, are on the recto. The verso contains a description of the plant, and a price list for its different varieties.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Part of a series of anti-Prohibition trade cards which bear comical color lithographic prints and rhymes in support of alcohol, provided "compliments of George H. Gies, 16 Monroe Avenue, Detroit, Mich.," a wine and liquor vendor, and printed by the Compton Lithograph Company of St. Louis. This card depicts a man with a beard and a green suit seated at a table. He holds a glass of beer and a cigar. A hat and newspaper are on the table before him. "Against Prohibition No. 5. Refreshing Beer gives strength and health / And smooths the rugged road to wealth," is printed below. The verso appears to bear an advertisement for George H. Gies' store beneath a layer of backing material glued onto the card.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto, attributed to "Chas. Shields Sons 20 & 22 Gold St N.Y," depicts a dog swinging a basket, containing a baby, that is suspended from a tree. An early Garland Stoves and Ranges logo is printed on the verso.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Part of a series of anti-Prohibition trade cards which bear comical color lithographic prints and rhymes in support of alcohol, provided "compliments of George H. Gies, 16 Monroe Avenue, Detroit, Mich.," a wine and liquor vendor, and printed by the Compton Lithograph Company of St. Louis. This card depicts a young child seated in a high chair, grasping a large glass of beer. "Against Prohibition No. 3. The youngster, ruddy with good cheer / Serenely sips his Lager Beer," is printed below.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- J.L. Hudson Company trade card with a color image of two birds--one with a blue body and brown feathers on its wings, and the other with a green body and a red and blue head--perched on a branch, credited to "Bufford," on the recto. 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 Detroit Stove Works advertising Jewel Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto, attributed to J.H. Bufford's Sons, depicts two young girls, one in a blue skirt and the other in an orange skirt, carrying flowers and holding hands as they walk down a road. In the upper left corner of the recto is a rectangle with the words "Jewel Stoves and Ranges; Detroit Stove Works; Detroit, Chicago, Buffalo."
- Date Issued:
- 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company trade card advertising phlox drummondii A color illustration of the flowers, from the Calvert Lithograph Company, "painted from actual specimens," according to the caption, as well as the copyright date, 1889, are on the recto. The verso contains a description of the plant, and a price list for its different varieties.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 bronze vase holding a bouquet of flowers, with the most prominent flower being pink in color.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Barclay and Black Carpet Warehouse trade card. The recto names them as "successors to Bond, Black & Co.," and lists the proprietors as J.R. Black, and W.L. Barclay, with William Bond crossed out. The verso lists various goods that the firm imports and sells. 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
- 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 holding a cylindrical bed warmer. Written in French at the bottom of the card is "Une Bonne Boule," which translates to "Good Ball/Bowl" in English.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Heyn's Bazaar leaf-shaped 1887-1888 holiday season trade card. The recto is printed with a color lithograph showing a group of children sledding down a snow-covered hill as a trio of spectators stand in the foreground. The recto is printed to look like a leaf, with the text "Compliments of Heyn's Bazaar, 1887--Holiday Season--1888" across its center.
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Two-sided trade card printed on beige cardstock advertising the treatment of "chronic, nervous, complicated diseases of men and woman," such as "blood disorders, skin diseases, rheumatism, ulcers, and problems of liver, stomach, heart, bowels, bladder, lungs, and kidneys at the Griswold Medical Office at 1260 Griswold Street. A schedule for the 1923 Detroit Tigers season is printed on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Hexagonal J.L. Hudson Company trade card with a color image of a scene of a 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
- 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
- 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 single-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
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts a bronze vase holding a bouquet of flowers, with the most prominent flower being white and pink in color.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- First 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. This is the title card to the set. On the recto is the title of the set, artist/copyright information, and the Michigan Stove Company name alongside an image of a red gear with the words "Buy Garland Stoves and Ranges" written inside it. On the verso is an advertisement for Garland Stoves and Ranges featuring the slogan "A good article will always bring its value, to secure the best buy Garland Stoves and Ranges."
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Third 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 suit and hat smiling while holding a cane. In the lower left corner of the recto is an image of a man in a tan suit and a woman in a blue and white dress holding a fan as they sit together while an older man regards them from behind the woman's chair. The card's title, "Engaged," is printed in the bottom right corner of the recto. Printed on the verso is damaged advertising copy stating "[...] fine young Miss, [...] heavenly bliss, [...] to cast your lost, [...]tly wait the tying knot. [...] the happy day comes near, [...] Garland, and nothing fear."
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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 group of buildings surrounding a lake with boats in it, 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
- Description:
- Business card for Rebecca McCormick, teacher at Upper Twelve Mile School in District No. 61, for the 1903 to 1904 school year, printed with a color embossed image of two pink flowers.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto, attributed to "Chas. Shields Sons 20 & 22 Gold St N.Y," depicts a dog swinging a basket, containing a baby, that is suspended from a tree. An early Garland Stoves and Ranges logo is printed on the verso.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph, attributed to "Chas. Shields Sons 20 & 22 Gold St N.Y," depicts a man in wealthy gentleman's clothing, holding a long-barreled gun, looking quizzically down at a dead pig while the pig's owner, a farmer holding a pitchfork, points his hand down at the pig and angrily says something to the gentleman. On the verso is an early Garland Stoves and Ranges logo with a stamp below it that reads "Sold by Toepel Bros, 180 Gratiot Ave".
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto, credited to Hughes Lithograph Company of Chicago, depicts a dog, a fox terrier, in the middle of a lush forest. A stump with a Garland Stoves and Ranges logo attached to it is depicted next to the dog. Text reading "Garland Dog (Fox Terrier) On Display at the Chicago House" is found on the bottom of the recto. An advertisement for the "Horizontal Oak-Garland" model wood burning stove, alongside an image of a Horizontal Oak-Garland stove, is on the verso.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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 holding a pan-shaped bed warmer. Written in French at the bottom of the card is "Je Vais Me Bassiner Moi-Meme," which translates to "I Will Bathe Me Myself" in English.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- J.L. Hudson Company trade card with a color image of two birds--a finch and a red crossbill--perched on a branch, credited to "Bufford," on the recto. 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:
- 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 woman in a white gown with orange dots, a girdle belt, and an armlet arranging flowers in a vase atop a pedestal. "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.
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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 carrying a baby on its back and a pair of pants in its beak. "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."
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 1894 "Ladies Perfumed Calendar, compliments of E.W. Hoyt & Co., Lowell, Mass. Proprietors of Hoyt's German Cologne, Rubifoam for the Teeth." The recto bears a color image of a small girl in a pink dress holding a basket of flowers as two doves roost on her. Calendars for January through December 1894 are printed on the verso as well as an advertisement for Hoyt's German Cologne which cautions against "the numerous trashy Colognes that usurp its name and style of bottle." Prices are listed at 25 cents for a trial size, 50 cents for medium size, and one dollar for a large bottle. "For sale by J.C. Harper, - - Milan, Mich., Dealer In Drugs, Patent Medicines, Chemicals, Fancy and Toilet Articles, Brushes, Perfumery, etc." is printed at the bottom of one copy. "For sale by Lynch & Schwimm, Wellington, Kan., Dealers in Drugs, Patent Medicines, Chemicals, Fancy and Toilet Articles, Brushes, Perfumery, etc." is printed at the bottom of the other.
- Date Issued:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 bronze vase holding a bouquet of flowers, with the most prominent flower being red in color.
- 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 playing pan pipes on a grassy mound while birds gather around. On the verso is a Garland Stoves and Ranges logo.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card for Rohns and Schaefer, dealers in Carriage Goods, Woodward, Iron and Steel, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company. The proprietors' full names are listed as Herman Rohns and Frederick Schaefer, and their address is given as 52 and 54 East Congress Street. An image of their storefront in the Sutter Brothers building is on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 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
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company color trade card advertising Morning Glories; front has a color picture from Calvert Lithograph Company, Detroit, Mich. of red, white, blue, and pink flowers on a light orange background; states "painted from actual specimens grown on D. M. Ferry & Co. trial grounds;" back has brief information about the Morning Glory, along with varieties of the flower available; copyrighted 1889.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto, attributed to "Chas. Shields Sons 20 & 22 Gold St N.Y," depicts a trio of yelling young boys on a sled as they are about to collide with a scowling man holding a basket on top of his head with his right arm and another basket, full of eggs, on his left arm. The phrase "Buy Garland Stoves and Ranges" is printed on the top left of the recto. On the verso is an early Garland Stoves and Ranges logo with a stamp below it that reads "Sold by Toepel Bros, 180 Gratiot Ave".
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Part of a series of anti-Prohibition trade cards which bear comical color lithographic prints and rhymes in support of alcohol, provided "compliments of George H. Gies, 16 Monroe Avenue, Detroit, Mich.," a wine and liquor vendor, and printed by the Compton Lithograph Company of St. Louis. This card depicts a woman in a bonnet holding a glass of beer while nursing a baby. "Against Prohibition No. 2, Lager's amber Fluid mild, / Gives health and strength to wife and child." is printed below.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card for J. Henry Ling, a salesman for Boardman and Grey Pianos, at 67 Monroe Avenue. A color lithograph of a girl holding an armful of flowers, over which a monarch butterfly hovers, is on the recto. An advertisement for the Boardman and Gray Pianos factory and warehouse in Albany, New York, is on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Second 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 sitting in a chair and looking longingly at a picture of a woman he is holding in front of himself at eye level. In the lower left corner of the recto is an image of a woman in a pink blouse and tan skirt holding a book and reclining on a couch. The card's title, "I'm in Love," is printed in the bottom right corner of the recto. Printed on the verso is damaged advertising copy stating "To love is a very funny thing, it makes some laugh while others sing; Your feelings cannot be described, [...] thinking of your future bride. [...] a Garland [...] prove to be wise, [...] scotte" you'll be [...] all your lives."
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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 walking with a folded umbrella and basket under her wing, and a bonnet on her head. "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."
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts two young girls, one in a white and pink dress carrying flowers and the other in a pink vest and green-brown skirt pulling a cart filled with flowers, walking alongside a sheep. An advertisement for Garland Stoves and Ranges, stressing the importance of buying genuine Garland products, is on the verso.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
