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- Description:
- Menu from the Hotel Imperial dated February 21, 1924, consisted of a half-folded sheet of paper held into a white cardstock cover with yellow cord. A half-tone image of the exterior of the hotel at 26 Peterboro Street is printed on the cover. In addition to the mea options, a brief and very general passage extolling the architecture of the building is also included.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photograph of the exterior of the Russell House as taken from the steps of City Hall, across Campus Martius to the northwest. Trees and bushes on the lawn of City Hall are in the foreground. Pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, and a streetcar are in the streets. Buildings along Woodward Avenue to the south of Russell House are also in frame. "The Russell House, Detroit Hotel taken in July 1902 at Cadillac Square. Taken from the steps of City Hall," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Dinner menu from the Russell House consisting of a page of off-white paper glue within a half-folded grey cover. An engraving of a man wearing a tall hat, seated beneath a tree with a steaming plate is on the cover beside a banner with the hotel's crest and the German phrase, "Esset und trinket was ihr habt, und denkt was ihr wolt," (Eat drink what you have, and consider what you want). At the bottom of the page within, the menu suggests running productions at nearby theatres, "Lyceum Theater - 'Friends.' Temple Theater - High Class Vaudeville." The page also includes the note, "Done in the Russell House Print Shop, Tuesday, June 20, 1905."
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Monochromatic postcard depicting the Hotel Charlevoix from the corner of Park Avenue and W Elizabeth Street. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 25, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Menu for the Sixteenth Annual banquet of the Michigan Commandery Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, held on Thursday May 3, 1900 at the Russell House. The menu consists of three leafs of half-folded beige paper bound between a half-folded cardstock cover with striped red, white, and blue ribbon. An engraving of a soldier sounding a bugle as the sun rises over a military encampment is on the cover, beside the a red, blue and gold, embossed image of a Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States membership medal. In addition to meal options, the menu contains a program of pieces to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra under the direction of Professor Van Amburgh, a series of toasts, and the Roll of Officers for 1899-1900. The hotel's crest is embossed in gold and green on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Cadillac Hotel from the corner of Washington Boulevard and Michigan Avenue. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One architectural drawing entitled "Dix Ave. Elevation" and "Waterman St. Elevation." The drawing (Job 245) consists of red and black ink on linen and shows two elevation views and a wall cross-section detail for an existing 2-story hotel that was to be remodeled from 13 guest rooms to 21 guest rooms. The work was being done for "Mr. John C. Garvey, Owner, Detroit, Michigan." This drawing, shown at a scale of 1/4 inch = 1 foot, was part of a set of seven sheets that were prepared by "J. Lawson Miller, Architect." Some blue, green, and yellow pencil shading has been added on the verso to highlight various architectural details. John C. Garvey was the proprietor of the Michigan Central Stock Yards Hotel which was located at the corner of Dix Avenue and Waterman Street in southwest Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the dining room in the Library Park Hotel. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jan 29, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Hotel Pontchartrain from Campus Martius, with streetcars, automobiles, pedestrians, and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in the foreground. A sign reads "Canadian Pacific". Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 5, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Mounted Russell House dinner menu, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, dated December 29, 1871. The menu was half-folded but has been mounted flat. On the left panel are an American flag, and an inverted St. Andrew's flag, emerged from the interlocked letters "S.A.L.E." beneath the word "Welcome." The dinner menu is listed on the right panel. The menu is mounted on red cardboard.
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
