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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Majestic Building from Campus Martius, with several pedestrians and automobiles in front and an American flag on the roof. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Dec 13, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Campus Martius, facing northwest with the Majestic Building and Detroit Opera House in the background. Handwritten message on verso, dated July 12, 1917.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view looks across Woodward Avenue at City Hall and includes the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument and Majestic Building. Postmarked 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a street view up Woodward Avenue at Campus Martius, with pedestrians, streetcars and horse-drawn vehicles. Printed on verso: Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series No. 2139, "Detroit, Mich" Art Publishers to Their Majesties the King and Queen.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting City Hall and the Majestic Building with a view down Fort Street from Campus Martius. Printed on verso: City Hall and Majestic Building. The business center of Detroit is the Campus Martius, situated at the converging of Lafayette, Monroe, Michigan and Woodward Avenues. It was reserved as a breathing spot in the "Governor and Judges" plan adopted for the city in its early history and has been beautified by a fountain donated by Mrs. Thomas W. Palmer. On it fronts the City Hall, Majestic Building, Detroit and Temple theatres and other prominent factors in the city life. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Sepia tone postcard depicting north facing view of Campus Martius, with many pedestrians and streetcars. Handwritten message on recto reads " This is the 'Heart of Detroit'. (x) is the City Hall (not shown), M- the Majestic Bldg., D- the Detroit Opera House. The streetcar is going up Woodward Ave. The swell business st. This is a beautiful city - I wish I lived here. It beats the East." Handwritten message on verso, postmarked May 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting the Majestic Building from Campus Martius, with the Soldier's and Sailors' Monument, City Hall, a moonlight tower, streetcars and pedestrians visible. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 11, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white postcard showing an elevated view of City Hall and the Majestic Building from the Pontchartrain Hotel. Above the City Hall entrance is a large "WELCOME" sign.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Postcard. Color postcard entitled, "Campus Martius, The Hub of Detroit, Mich." The elevated view of Campus Martius depicts the Bagley Memorial Fountain in the foreground, the Majestic Building is behind the greenspace, and the Detroit Opera House is in the central right background. Streetcars, automobiles, and pedestrians line the thoroughfare. Printed on verso, "Campus Martius, Detroit, Mich. Campus Martius is a public square, located in the center of the business section of Detroit. It was named by Judge Woodward in 1806, the word meaning military camp." The date of the postcard is determined by the postmark on verso, not when the postcard was produced.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Majestic Building from Campus Martius, with several pedestrians, streetcars, carriages, and a moonlight tower in front. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 18, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
