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- Invitation to the cornerstone laying ceremony for the Masonic Temple held on Monday, September 18, 1922 by the Masonic Temple Association. An embossed symbol of a trowels surrounded by the cross and crown of the Knights Templar, the keystone inscribed with the abbreviation "HTWSSKA" of the Royal Arch Masons, double-headed eagle with the number 32 on its chest for the Scottish Rite Masons, the scimitar and crescent of the Shriners, and the Mokanna head of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. The invitation is printed within a folded piece of paper with the outside blank, aside from some discolored areas where labels may have once been.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Half folded invitation and envelope from the Detroit Light Guard to a Governor's Levee and Military Soirée, held February 12, 1885 at the Princess Rink in honor of Governor Russell A. Alger. The front features a blue lithograph of a uniformed soldier standing beside the text, printed as though on a large seal, and an image of soldiers drilling at camp above. The interior lists the honorary guests, the honorary committee, the reception committee, the floor committee, and the general committee of management. The envelope has "Gov. R.A. Alger," handwritten on the front, and the seat of the Detroit Light Guard on the flap.
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invitation note from Governor Hazen S. Pingree to the Michigan Legislature for a complimentary dinner on December 18, 1900 in the Executive Parlor of the Capitol. The note includes Pingree's signature and an orange embossed Michigan seal with a blue ribbon.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Half-folded invitation and insert card for the Annual Ball and Reception in honor of Governor Hazen S. Pingree and Staff given by the Kalamazoo Light Guard at the Kalamazoo Light Guard Armory on February 26, 1897. Committee members are listed inside the half folded card. The insert lists information about tickets, refreshments, the cloak room, and the schedule.
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invitation to an event held by the Excelsior Boat Club at the Biddle House on December 17, 1869, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company. The invitation includes an illustration of a team of rowers rowing a boat, as well as a list of the organization's managers.
- Date Issued:
- 1869-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invitation booklet for a Fraternal Order of Eagles, Detroit Aerie No. 82 Thanksgiving dinner held at the Russell House. The invitation consists of a half-folded sheet of velum bounded around a half-folded sheet of paper with white string. An engraving of an eagle perched atop the Federal Shield, with arrows and laurels in its talons is on the cover. A passage describing the occasion using eagle-related terminology is contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invitation. Invitation printed on cream-colored cardstock bearing a blue image of the Fort Street Union Depot. Verso reads: Canadian Pacific, Detroit, Lansing & Northern, Flint & Pere Marquette, Wabash Detroit, January 1st, 1893 Dear Sir You are cordially invited to inspect the new Union Passenger Station, corner Fort and Third Sts, on the twenty first day of January 1893. Fort Street Union Depot Co. Concert from 8 to 10 P.M. Text is in a blue script.
- Date Issued:
- 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Dance card for the 1888 Detroit Charity Ball bearing an engraving done by the Calvert Lithograph Company of women in elegant dresses dropping dollar bills out of their window while a woman in a simple dress, holding a baby in front of a run-down building, and two children catch the money in separate vignettes. The card is number 846, and was issued to Katie Hendrie. A handwritten dance card is on the verso with dances promised to "Papa," W. Hunt, A.B.J., B. Duffield, J.W.H., and W.J.
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invitation form letter to a dinner addressed to Major Henry B. Brevoort from the Detroit Fire Department, printed on stationery with a header of an eagle grasping a banner that reads, "e pluribus unum." The note reads: The Fire Department of the City of Detroit, Respectfully solicit the Company of Maj. H.B. Brevoort at Dinner, near the National Hotel, in celebration of the approaching Anniversary of American Independence, on Monday the 5th inst. Detroit, July 2, 1847 Committee: Jno. R. Williams Zina Pitcher R.E. Roberts "Rec. July 4th at 2 PM," has been handwritten at the top of the note.
- Date Issued:
- 1847-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Framed invitation from the Detroit Light Guard to a Governor's Levee and Military Soirée, held February 12, 1885 at the Princess Rink in honor of Governor Russell A. Alger. It features a lithograph of a uniformed soldier standing beside the text, printed as though on a large seal, and an image of soldiers drilling at camp above. The invitation is framed in white matte board.
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
