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- Poster for "S.A. Plumer's Grand Auction Sale of 65 Beautiful City Lots." The poster contains a map providing a "Plat of the Subdivision of Out Lots 54, 55, and Part of 58, Porter Farm City of Detroit," as well as 85 lots located along Twenty-Third and Twenty-Fourth Streets near Dalzelle Street and several lots marked "Michigan Car Company's Property." Vertical text along the left and right sides of the poster reads "Free Lunch. Free Music." The poster is printed in black text on a white background.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Black and white print of collection of five engravings titled "One of the Great Industries of Detroit Illustrated," collected from sketched by C. Upham, taken from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 10, 1889. The five engravings, from top to bottom, are: 1. Michigan Car Company's Shop. 2. Detroit Car Wheel Foundry. 3. Detroit Pipe Foundry. 4. Baugh Steam Forge Company. 5. General View of the Plant of these Establishments. The first three engravings are interior views of the plants, depicting men at work in the shops and foundries. The last two engravings are exterior views depicting the lands and buildings of the industries. Mounted on cardboard.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Industrial History
- Description:
- One sheet, containing pages 17 and 18, from the August 10, 1889 supplement to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Page 17 contains an article, "Detroit, Michigan: Facts About a Busy City," containing information about the City of Detroit at that time, including sections about "Railroad Facilities," "Banking Capital," "Iron and Steel," "Lumber," "Michigan Car Company," "Detroit Car Wheel Company," "Detroit Pipe and Foundry Company," and "Detroit Iron Furnace Company." Page 18 contains five etchings, representing "One of the Great Industries of Detroit Illustrated.-From Sketches by C. Upham." The captions for the five etchings are as follows: 1. Michigan Car Company's Shop. 2. Detroit Car Wheel Foundry. 3. Detroit Pipe Foundry. 4. Baugh Steam Forge Company. 5. General View of the Plant of These Establishments.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- One sheet, containing pages 17 and 18, from the August 10, 1889 supplement to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Page 17 contains an article, "Detroit, Michigan: Facts About a Busy City," containing information about the City of Detroit at that time, including sections about "Railroad Facilities," "Banking Capital," "Iron and Steel," "Lumber," "Michigan Car Company," "Detroit Car Wheel Company," "Detroit Pipe and Foundry Company," and "Detroit Iron Furnace Company." Page 18 contains five etchings, representing "One of the Great Industries of Detroit Illustrated.-From Sketches by C. Upham." The captions for the five etchings are as follows: 1. Michigan Car Company's Shop. 2. Detroit Car Wheel Foundry. 3. Detroit Pipe Foundry. 4. Baugh Steam Forge Company. 5. General View of the Plant of These Establishments.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Poster for "S.A. Plumer's Grand Auction Sale of 65 Beautiful City Lots." The poster contains a map providing a "Plat of the Subdivision of Out Lots 54, 55, and Part of 58, Porter Farm City of Detroit," as well as 85 lots located along Twenty-Third and Twenty-Fourth Streets near Dalzelle Street and several lots marked "Michigan Car Company's Property." Vertical text along the left and right sides of the poster reads "Free Lunch. Free Music." The poster is printed in black text on a white background.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white print of collection of five engravings titled "One of the Great Industries of Detroit Illustrated," collected from sketched by C. Upham, taken from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 10, 1889. The five engravings, from top to bottom, are: 1. Michigan Car Company's Shop. 2. Detroit Car Wheel Foundry. 3. Detroit Pipe Foundry. 4. Baugh Steam Forge Company. 5. General View of the Plant of these Establishments. The first three engravings are interior views of the plants, depicting men at work in the shops and foundries. The last two engravings are exterior views depicting the lands and buildings of the industries. Mounted on cardboard.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
