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- Description:
- Mounted sepia toned group portrait photograph taken of Mayor Hazen S. Pingree, the Aldermen of the Detroit Common Council, and newspaper men posed standing in roughly three rows, behind Mount Vernon, on October 22, 1893. The 22 men wear coats and hold their hats at their sides. Photograph date October 22, 1893 "Luke C. Dillon, Photographer to Mount Vernon. Office at Pullman's Gallery. No. 935 Pennsylvania Ave. P.O. Box 655, Washington D.C.," is stamped on the verso, and "Oct. 22, 1893, Detroit Aldermen, Mayor Pingree, & newspaper men at Mount Vernon," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of Hazen S. Pingree's headquarters at the Vincent House Palor in Saginaw, Michigan during his 1896 campaign for governor. A label is that reads, "Pingree Headquarters Vincent House Parlor and Room 14," is printed above the entrance to the building. Four rows of men dressed almost identically in boater hats and long coats stand in front of the building with many other men on the street and sidewalk behind them. A sign amongst the men in the background has a picture of Pingree with the words, "Detroit's Fearless Mayor." Men can also be seen in all of the windows of the building. An electric trolley in the bottom left corner, labeled B.P.M Depot and South Saginaw has sign hanging on it that read, "The Convention at J.R. Reitter [...]." "Photograph by A. Bower 4222 Franklin St. Saginaw, E. Side Michigan," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Carte-de-visite bearing a sepia-toned full-length portrait photograph of Brevoort Bristol Barr, as a child clad in a dark sailor suit, leaning on a cloth-covered prop. "Marry S. Sutter, 128 Wisconsin St., Milwaukee," is printed along the bottom of the card. "Sept. 1st aged 7 yrs. Brevoort Bristol Barr, Born in Detroit June 19th, 1869. Died Dec. 25th, 1964." is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1876-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Stereoscopic card of casket and cooling table containing Theodore Campau. Casket is decorated with flowers and an arrangement that says "To My Husband". "Photographic Sketches in and about the City of Detroit Consisting of Street and Marine Views, Public Buildings, Churches, Monumental, and Other Objects of Interest" is printed on a sticker on the verso. "More Campau Lore. Son of Joseph Campau, Theodore Campau. Portrait on right wall is Nora, his wife, in their Jefferson Avenue home, Detroit" is handwritten on the verso. Portrait on left is Adelaide Campau (DeQuindre), his mother.
- Date Issued:
- 1875-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Cabinet card bearing a sepia-toned head-and-shoulders portrait photograph of Lillian N. Clark at age 17 (according to the handwritten note on the verso) in profile. Clark was the sister of University of Michigan football player William Dennison Clark and Eliza Walton Clark, who married Theodore Horatio, Jr. The name of the photographer at the bottom of the card has worn away, however, the text, "Albany N.Y." remains.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned photograph of the Brush residence at 478 Jefferson Avenue. The image is mounted on black cardstock. "Barbara Monroe - Compliments of Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Brush - Friday, June sixth, 1902," is handwritten and "J.T. Kerr, photographer, 247 Jefferson Avenue," is stamped on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Sepia-toned group photograph taken of people sitting and standing on the porch of the home of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Russel in Grosse Pointe for a Fourth of July celebration. Several people are holding American flags. On the verso is a handwritten description "Picture taken July 4, 1891 on porch of house of Mr. & Mrs. George H. Russel, Grosse Pointe," along with the names of the people in the photograph: "Mr. & Mrs. E. A. Sumner, Charles B. King, Alice King, Madeline King, Bessie Wright, Mr. & Mrs. W. K. Anderson, Mr. & Mrs. John R. Russel, Miss Sarah Russel, Miss Anne D. Russel, Edward A. Sumner Jr., Anna Sumner, Mrs. James J. Shaw, George B. Russel, Albert Russel, Sallie Russel, Philip Russel, Raymond Russel, Catherine Russel, Francis Russel, Marian Russel, James A. Venable, Anne Anderson, Pally Anderson, Sue Anderson, Louis B. Wright, Catherine Clark Anderson, Bessie Venable, Walter Brandon, Mr. & Mrs. George H. Russel, George L. Courtney."
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned portrait photo of Charles Waltensperger posed seated in his studio in front of a painting of a woman looking out a window. A handwritten note on the bottom right corner of the matting reads, "To Brother George, Charles Waltensperger, 1914."
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Black and white photograph, mounted on board, of the parlor of a home that was located at 126 E. Congress. The room has a fireplace, piano, rococo furniture, and portrait paintings. A typed caption on the back of the mounting reads "The parlor of a 3-story brick house on East Congress Street and the corner of Beaubien. It was the home of Alexis Chapoton, (also known as Alexander Chapoton, Sr.) and his wife the former Felice Montreuil of Walkerville, Ont. They were married Feb. 5, 1839."
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Cabinet card bearing a sepia-toned bust portrait photograph of Jacob Merritt Howard. Howard is wearing a waistcoat, vest, and high-collared shirt. HIs hair is short and slightly ruffled. He is looking straight at the camera with his eyes half closed. The signature of the photographer C.M. Hayes is handwritten near the lower right corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
