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- Description:
- Black and white lantern slide depicting a man standing in a punt in the water near Wallin. Handwritten label reads: No.- 61, Bx.- 5, Neg.- Liazelle, Sub. - "In the Channel near Wallin." "E.W. Sprague, Detroit, Mich." "In the 'Channel' Big Marsh 1903"
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white copy of a photograph on photographic paper depicting the Detroit Tribune Building at 42 Larned Street, following the fire there on April, 13, 1873. Its roof and a portion of the wall along the two upper floors are destroyed. Several beams are propped up to support its walls from the roof of the adjacent Livery, where several people stand. Another group of people is gathered outside the door of the Livery. Signs are posted for the Office of the Commercial Advertiser and the William Johns Jr. Law Office. To the left of the Tribune is the Tontine Coffee House. McGonegal's Wood Yard is in the foreground on the opposite side of the street from the Tribune. A church steeple, identified as that of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church on the photo's verso, rises behind the ruins of the Tribune Building.
- Date Issued:
- 1873-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white photo taken in Ann Arbor, facing north on Main Street, south of Huron Street. The First National Bank Building, and the Savings Bank Block stand on the west side of the street. The Sugar Bowl confectionary stands on the east side of the street. Pedestrians, a streetcar, a bicycle, and an automobile are in view. "Main Street, Ann Arbor, 1915," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Mounted, sepia-toned photographic print depicting the Smart Block on the southeast corner of Woodward Avenue and Jefferson Avenue, taken from an elevated position on the opposite corner. The storefronts along this corner include, Yates Clothing, the Boston Shoe Store, A. Amberg and Company, Campbell and Linn Dry Goods, and another clothing store. The structure to the right of Campbell and Linn appears to either have been partially demolished or be under construction. The Franklin House and a pair of church steeples of St. Anne's Church are in the background. It is printed on art paper and is framed in an off-white cardstock frame. Handwritten note on verso of copy notes, "c.1855-57 ([Silas] Farmer says block torn down 1857," referring to the author of the 1884 book The History of Detroit and Michigan. Matting is yellowed cardstock. First copy is cropped closer at the left and bottom, but high at the top. Second copy is black and white.
- Date Issued:
- 1856-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photographic print depicting buildings and storefronts along Woodward Avenue. The camera was positioned just north of John R on the east side of Woodward, facing southwest. The Annis Fur Building, housing the Milton Corset Shop; Alex J. DeSaulier, a sewing professional; Stahl's Boot Shop; Albert W. Kludt, optician; the W.L. Douglas Shoe Company; the Ballantine Company Tailors; and Weyhing Brothers Manufacturing Company Jewelry, is on the northwest corner of Woodward and Clifford Street. To the south are the Woodward-Clifford Building, housing an S.S. Kresge Company Five and Ten Cent Store, and Kartsek's Cafeteria; the F.W. Woolworth Company Five and Ten Cent Store; Taylor's; Golden's; the Traugott Schmidt Building; a drug store; Central Lunch; George Yost, Furrier; and Fields Dresses. Pedestrians and automobiles are in the streets, traveling through the snow. The image is surrounded by a thick black border. "Woodward Ave & Clifford, 1916, Woolworth-Kresge Southwest corner, Douglas-Annis northwest corner" printed on verso along with "neg av."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white lantern slide depicting the River Rouge lined with barren trees and stumps. Handwritten label reads, " No.- 37, Bx.- 4, Neg.- Corwin, Sub. - Near the River Rouge, Sand Hill." "E.W. Sprague, Detroit, Mich." 93 "Neg by GA Corwin."
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print depicting several buildings along the north side of Cadillac Square, as well as the Wayne County Building in the distance. Taken near Bates Street on the opposite end of Cadillac Square, facing northeast. The Burns Motel, a cafe, the Garland, Schroeder Paint and Glass Company, and Hotel Wobrock are along the businesses along Cadillac Square. Pedestrians, several brass-era automobiles, and electric streetcars are in the street. The photo appears to have been produced from an earlier photo as its rough edges are in frame. "37 North side Cadillac Square second block from Woodward looking east April 29,1910" handwritten on verso. "Burton Historical Collection, Glass Negative 2766" on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print depicting two apartment buildings on the southeast corner of Woodward Avenue and Hendrie Street. A sign for David F. Godfrey, Automobile Painting, Trimming, Top and Body Repair, is visible in the background along Hendrie. Dated 2-17-1918
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white photograph from a glass plate negative of Monroe Street. Pedestrians are seen walking across the streets, some are waiting for a street car; a horse carriage and automobile are parked adjacent to the Hotel Fowler in the right foreground. Central Billiard Parlor is adjacent to the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Monroe Street. The Temple Theatre is visible at the intersection of Monroe and Woodward; next to the billiard parlor and American Express Company. A Ford Motor Company Billboard is affixed to the top of the Monroe Block advertising, "To the Temple... Watch the Fords Go By!" Crowley Milner Company is visible in the background, further down Monroe. Written on the verso, "North side 1st block Monroe Ave., from Soldiers Monument, April 1910."
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Print. Black and white photographic print depicting a moonlight tower's arc lamp illuminated at night on 12th Street (as indicated on verso). Snow covers the ground, and two and three storied houses are visible on both sides of the street.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
