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- 1886 D. M. Ferry and Company catalog printed by O. S. Gulley, Bornman and Company, with illustrations by the Calvert Lithograph Company; front cover has a circle in the middle with a woman inside wearing a large hat, pink flowers show above the circle and a pattern of green flowers fills the background below; "1886 Seed Annual" along the top with "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." along the bottom of front cover; back cover has an illustration of trees and a cabin on the shore of a body of water within a rectangular border, with a pink floral background along the left side and a green floral pattern below and to the right; "D. M. Ferry & Co." is across the top, "Seed Merchants" across the center and Detroit, Mich. in a circle near the lower right corner; inside are listings of seeds and prices, descriptions of different flowers and vegetables, and black and white pictures
- Date Issued:
- 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Handwritten one-cent postcard from New York to Theodore H. Eaton & Son of Detroit, Michigan, dated October 31, 1876. The postcard is slightly yellowed. Handwritten text on the verso shows "N.Y., Oct. 31, 1876; Gent., In reply to your p.c. [postcard] of 20th inst. Mr. John B. Wade [?] Barclay [?] is the selling agent for Mr. Poirrier goods. They refer you to him. C. [?] P. Field [?]."
- Date Issued:
- 1876-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One advertisement flyer for "Children's Fancy Lounges," being sold by "James D. Silsbee, General Wholesale Furniture Agent for Leading Manufacturing Houses, Travels in Michigan and Ohio." The advertisement flyer is printed in black ink on yellowed paper and includes a price list for 1885.
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Handwritten letter of reference for a Mrs. W. Miller on Hull Brothers Company, Wholesale and Retail Grocers, stationery addressed "To whom it may concern!," signed, "Hull Brothers Co.," and dated April 26, 1895. The letterhead features an engraving of the Hall Brothers Company Building and Hull's Annex located on the corner of Gratiot Avenue and Farmer Street. The letter reads: Detroit, Mich. April 26, 1895 To whom it may concern! This is to certify that the bearer hereof Mrs. W. Miller was in the employ of Hull Brothers for two years. We found her to be faithful in the discharge of her duty and strictly honest in every way. Any favors extended her will be appreciated by us. Hull Brothers Co. Me.
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Monthly statement from Frederick Stearns & Co. in the amount of $8.25 for merchandise sold to P. J. Winn & Co. of Fork Union, Virginia, and dated July 1, 1892. The invoice is printed in black text on slightly yellowed paper and shows the company letterhead.
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Half-folded menu for the Detroit Laundrymen's Club dinner at the Russell House, dated Tuesday, February 11, 1902, printed on beige paper. The hotel's crest is printed on the cover in red. In addition to dinner options the menu also contains a program of selections to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra under the direction of Signor L. Alberti. A list of guests and members of the club is on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One order form from Michigan Stove Company to T. H. Eaton & Son, dated August 17, 1880. The pre-printed form is printed in black text on white paper and is perforated on 3 edges. The handwritten order No. 544 requests "1 bbl [barrel] sal [salicylic] soda."
- Date Issued:
- 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One tax receipt, dated December, 14, 1871, issued by the Wayne County Treasurer's Office in Detroit. It was printed in black text on white paper and indicated that A. Richmond [of Richmond & Backus Company] paid $44.75 for state and county taxes on property located at "W [west] 50 ft. of E [East] 60 ft., Lot 3," and also "Personal Property." The receipt was signed by "James Collins, Dty. [Deputy] County Treasurer."
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- 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
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Universal Steamship Company consignee memo for an order from Valentin Blatz Brewing Company shipped from Milwaukee to the E.J. Dossin Company in Detroit, dated August 3, 1923. The document lists the shipment as one packages of "10x5 VT Signs."
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
