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- Notes:
- German non-commissioned officers and translators censor incoming and outgoing Allied mail in Friedrichsfeld. This work took a considerable amount of man hours, not only to read letters, but also to administer. While prisoners could receive an unlimited amount of mail, they were restricted to a certain number of letters and post cards that they could send each month.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- In an effort to supplement the diet at prison camps, prisoners raised chickens, pigs, and rabbits. This water color painting shows the rabbit cages at Muensingen. Rabbits were easy to breed and provided additional protein for POW diets.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- French and Belgian war prisoners and interned civilians enjoy glasses of milk at the canteen/milk hall at the prison camp in Cassel. In 1916, when this photograph was taken, food was relatively plentiful in Germany and POW's could obtain a variety of foods in prison camps. Prisoners at Cassel wore white armbands for identification purposes on their upper arms.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Description:
- 8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a Packard dealership showroom, convertible roadster on display in right corner of room. Inscribed on photo back: Packard Motor Car Co., branches/dealerships/agencies, Phoenix, Arizona, showroom, automobile; 1928 Packard 533, fifth series six, 6-cylinder, 81-horsepower, 133-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person runabout (body type # 322), interior of new Packard store..
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are located in the Special Collections at the Detroit Public Library. Additional items that were not digitized may also be available. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library
- Date Issued:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a Packard dealership, front of building, car parked on street in front, top of building reads "Motor Center, Packard Motor Cars, Shire Motors, Inc.," car coming out of "washing" door, car on lift in "lubrication center." Inscribed on photo back: dealers, Packard Boise, Idaho 1938, dealer establishments.
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are located in the Special Collections at the Detroit Public Library. Additional items that were not digitized may also be available. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library
- Date Issued:
- 1938-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- This straight, pinkish beige jersey women's evening coat has elaborate pink and gold braid trim. There is a small, high double turnover collar suggestive of a mandarin. The coat has a one button closing, and a beige lining. Label: "D. J. Healy Shops, Detroit."
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are held at the Detroit Historical Society. Additional related items that were not photographed are also available.
- Date Issued:
- [1927 TO 1929]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Digital Dress Collection
- Description:
- Woman's black and white check cotton, maternity dress. It has elbow-length sleeves trimmed with attached cuffs of white barred lawn that have embroidered black yarn dots, two rows of hemstitching, and are piped with the black and white cotton. An attached half belt snaps in front. The dress has a patch pocket on each side of the skirt front. Each pocket is trimmed with a flap similar to the cuffs and collar. Label: The Matinee.
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are held at the Detroit Historical Society. Additional related items that were not photographed are also available.
- Date Issued:
- [1920 TO 1923]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Digital Dress Collection
- Description:
- Fragment from Andrew Johnson saying "8th of December 1863." Lincoln refers to the oath and approves the discharge of the un-named man.
They are referring to the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, which Lincoln issued on December 8, 1863. This proclamation allowed for the
pardon of all but high ranking Confederates.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-03-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- Letter from G. Van Riper regarding a move to Texas.
- Notes:
- The original letters from this collections are located in the Special Collections at the Wayne State University. Please contact Special Collections to view the original materials. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1880-03-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Van Riper Family Correspondence
- Date Issued:
- 1828-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Eloise Ramsey Collection of Literature for Young People
