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- 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
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman and Son, with illustrations by the Calvert Lithograph Company; front cover has an illustration of white, red, and pink flowers, with "Seed Annual, 1914"" printed at the top and "D. M. Ferry & Co. Seedsmen - Detroit, Mich." at bottom; back cover has red, purple, pink, white, and yellow flowers with "D. M. Ferry & Co. Seedsmen, Detroit - Mich." at top and "Seed Annual - 1914" at bottom; inside are lists of seeds and prices with black and white illustrations and photographs, with two full page color illustrations near the front, one color page near the middle and one color page near the back; order form missing
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Typewritten letter dated February 18, 1897 from Fred E. Farnsworth, Secretary of The Michigan Club, to Captain. Henry A. Haigh, concerning a banquet the organization is planning. The letter is on Michigan Club letterhead, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, which includes an image of the Chamber of Commerce Building on the northeast corner of Griswold Street, and State Street.
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Receipt, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the City Treasurer's Office to H. Hunt for $7.15 for property taxes on land on Gratiot Avenue, stamped May 28, 1903.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Color booklet from The Evening News, The Detroit Tribune, and The Sunday News Tribune, containing a poem, "A Happy New Year," written by Thad. Stevens Barnum. The front cover features a color illustration depicting the start of the new year, with an angelic figure and a background of an evening sky featuring a moon and two owls on the left, and Father Time and a background featuring the sun on the right. Text on the bottom left of the front cover reads "The Calvert Lith. Co. Detroit." The back cover features a color illustration of two boys selling copies of The Evening News with the title "INTRUSION." underneath the illustration in the center. The inside of the booklet contains the seven stanza poem written across four pages. Each page has a background depicting various scenes, including a newspaper salesman, a family sitting in front of a fire, a ballroom dance, and a horse drawn sleigh. The drawings are signed "Jos. Kraemer" on the bottom left.
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Black and white drawing from 1855 of the original Harper Hospital, founded in 1863. A horse drawn carriage is visible on the road in the foreground, and six people are visible standing on the sidewalk outside of the grounds of the hospital. Nine hospital buildings are pictured in the background, with a flag pole standing between the third and fourth buildings from the left. Printed text underneath the image reads "Calvert & Co. Lith. Detroit." Mounted on cardboard.
- Date Issued:
- 1855-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Medical/Dental/Pharmaceutical
- 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
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Membership certificate, designed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the Michigan Soldiers' Monument Union, awarded to Emma Landon by the Schools of Michigan in exchange for his donation of 25 cents toward the construction of the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. The design includes a central image of two women, three uniformed soldiers, and a dog mourning around a flag-draped casket. Battlefield scenes decorate the corners of the borders.
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Receipt, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the City Treasurer's Office to H. Hunt for $24.40 for property taxes for land on Gratiot Avenue, plus fees for paving Baldwin Park, stamped April 22, 1904.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Booklet published by the Evening News, containing a New Years message for 1895, several images of the newspaper's presses, a list of City of Detroit officials, the sheet music for the Evening News March composed by William C.G. Wright, and calendars for the year. The cover features an illustration from the Calvert Lithographing Company of an ink pen, well, and scroll with the text, "60,000 Copies Daily."
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by O.S. Gulley's Steam Presses with illustrations from the Calvert Lithograph Company; front cover has black and white pictures of various flowers and vegetables; "D. M. Ferry & Co's. Seed Annual 1876" in a circle in middle; back cover has banner with "D. M. Ferry & Co. Seed Merchants Detroit, Mich." in the foreground and "Importers" and "Growers" in the background, surrounded by scrollwork; inside are descriptions of various plants and flowers along with prices; black and white pictures with two color pages included; order form still attached
- Date Issued:
- 1876-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Membership certificate, designed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the Michigan Soldiers' Monument Union, awarded to Willie Quirk by the Schools of Michigan in exchange for his donation of 10 cents toward the construction of the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. The design includes a central image of two women, three uniformed soldiers, and a dog mourning around a flag-draped casket. Battlefield scenes decorate the corners of the borders.
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Catalog cover for D. M. Ferry and Company; picture of yellow flowers; "Bulbs and Seeds Autumn 1908" at the top and "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." at bottom; Calvert Lithograph Company; order terms, a size chart, and the beginning of the catalog's index are on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Handwritten tax statement written by Eli Barkume of the Wayne County Department of Treasury, certifying that taxes were not paid on an abandoned piece of property between 1846 and 1872, as well as 1875 and 1876, dated November 9, 1876. The document is written on Wayne Country Treasurers Office stationery, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, featuring an image of the Wayne County Building.
- Date Issued:
- 1876-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Firemen's Fund Association membership certificate, printed by the Detroit Lithographic Office, and issued to John McDuff on March 4, 1874. The document bears the signatures of President John Hyland, Treasurer James A. Elliott, and Secretary John Kendall, beside a green adhesive embossed Firemen's Fund Association seal. Illustrations of a firefighter speaking into a bugle, as two other firefighters hold a hose, as well as of a team of firefighters riding in an early self-propelled steam-driven fire engine are on the left side of the certificate. The certificate is mounted on linen.
- Date Issued:
- 1874-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Front cover, back cover, and interior color illustration from 1883 D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by the Gulley Printing House, Detroit; front cover shows a circle with a woman in a red and white dress watering flowers outside a window, and flowers surround the circle; "Seed Annual 1883" above the circle with D.M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich. below the circle; back cover shows a circle with a young boy sitting on a watermelon and eating a piece of watermelon with a young girl in a red and white dress standing next to him watching; various vegetables run around the circle; D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich. is just above the circle; both cover images from Calvert Lithograph Company, Detroit; third page is a color picture of various flowers from Cosack & CC Buffalo & Chicago
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Dime Savings Bank of Detroit check made out for the payment of $5.10 from Henry A. Haigh to Clarence M. Burton, dated March 21, 1887. The check, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, originally read, "Michigan Savings Bank of Detroit," however "Michigan," was crossed out and replaced with "Dime." The check is stamped "paid."
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Full packet of D.M. Ferry and Company Mammoth White Bush Scallop Squash. A color illustration of the squash by the Calvert Lithograph Company is on the recto. A description, instructions, and a stamp which reads, "1915," are on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Harmonie Club membership card issued to Addison Moffat. It is signed by the club's president Spt. Hinderman, and secretary Alex A. Saenger. The card includes lithographs of a harp and a large Second Empire-style building with a central tower from the Calvert Lithograph Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog; front and back cover has a picture of a yellow flower attached to a green stem on a gray background, with "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich. Bulbs and Seeds Autumn 1916" at bottom; inside are descriptions of various plants with prices; black and white pictures and photographs; Calvert Lithograph Company; John Borman and Son, Printers; order form included
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail