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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an illustration of a woman sitting in a red one-seat automobile.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print taken inside depicting a directory of names, numbers, and addresses.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Packard Motor Car Co.
- Description:
- Black and white photo of Henry B. Joy (second from left), and three other men posing in front of a Packard testing car in in San Francisco on June 22, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Small sepia-toned photographic print captioned on verso as "Van Dyke Ave. looking north, April 25th, 1918." An early automobile is parked to the right, and several more are visible in the distance. Two and three-story homes are on either side of the street. Several pedestrians walk along the sidewalk in the distance. The trees are still bare.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white photograph of three children, presumably those of Joseph Patrick O'Dwyer, sitting in two cars parked side by side. One child sits in the car on the left at the wheel. Two children sit in the car on the right. A bench swing sits in the yard just behind the two cars. "1904" is printed in the lower left corner of the image.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of a man in an early runabout-style car parked on the west side of Woodward Avenue at Atwater Street. A sign reading "Sheriff 1912" is hung from one of the car's roof supports. H.D. Edwards and Company's building stands in the background. Other signs posted on the building advertise "Sail Makers and Rigging[...]" and "Awnings, Tents" in reference to the J.C. Gloss Company and the Detroit Awning and Tent Company, who also shared that building.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Mounted autographed sepia-toned bust portrait photograph of Charles B. King in profike wearing suit, round-collared shirt, tie, and glasses. The photo is signed by King with the enscription, "For Alfred O. Dunk 1920." A typewritten label caption on the matting reads "Charles B. King Built and Operated the First Automobile on the Streets of Detroit 1894 (Oliver E. Barthel was the first passenger)."
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print depicting a portrait of a man sitting at a desk. He is identified as Mr. Chamberlain. Dated October 19, 1923.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Packard Motor Car Co.
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting men, women, and children in a parked tour bus, the side of which reads "Dietsche Sight Seeing Co., 83 Woodward Ave. Printed on verso: Tour de Luxe. Seeing Detroit. Belle Isle Park, the most beautiful Island Park in this country, Belle Isle Aquarium. Casino, Horticultural Building, Bathing, Beaches and Lake Ste. Clair. The Great Ford Plant which employs forty thousand people and turns out over three thousand cars per day. The Boulevards - East and West Grand, Boston and Chicago boulevards; also the Indian Village, Detroit's finest residence sections. No Waiting - Cars leave promptly. Satisfaction absolutely guaranteed or money refund.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting men, women, and children in a Metropolitan Sight-Seeing Car. Text on the side of the vehicle reads "Headquarters Oxford Hotel". A banner on the side of the vehicle reads "Detroit, Belle Isle, Water Works and Gladwin Park." Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 5 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled "Scripps Booth Model 'C' 1915." The drawing shows a profile view of the left side of the proposed automobile and shows interior and exterior details including the body, frame, wheels, engine, steering and suspension, and seats. Handwritten red pencil text near the center lower edge shows a vertical dimension (floor to ground) of 20" and a horizontal dimension that indicates a 110" wheelbase.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Automotive: Industrial
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting a man and woman in an automobile turning to face the camera behind them, with a street scene backdrop. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked August 28, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting the finish line at The Vanderbilt Cup Race on Hempstead Plains, Long Island, New York. A blurred car and a grandstand filled with spectators are in view.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo taken to document the pavement at John R Street and Farnsworth Street. A man sits in an early automobile, stopped alongside the curb, where four girls and a boy wait. A dark wooden shed with double doors across the sidewalk behind them. In the background, on the right, two women stand beside an open window. A manhole is in the street in the foreground. "July 20th, 1903. Schwartz casr[?], John R. + Farnsworth there had not been any change in the pavement. F.S.Q." is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting two couples kissing in an open automobile. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked January 17, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Packard Motor Car Co. advertisement. Printed in black ink on white paper and mounted on blue board. The advertisement shows a left side view of a Packard automobile at top with a painting above showing modern and medieval forging techniques. A caption reads "The skill of the medieval swordsmiths was an heritage from generations at the forge." The text of the advertisement describes Packard forging processes. A label on the bottom border of the backing board shows the date "1928." The opposite side of the page shows an advertisement for Dayton Stabilized Balloon tires.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an illustration of a woman sitting in a red one-seat automobile. "Copyright 1905 Archie Gunn" is printed at the lower right corner of the recto. The verso is undivided with a National Art Company logo on it.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled "Scripps Booth Model 'C' 1915." The drawing shows a profile view of the left side of the proposed automobile and shows interior and exterior details including the body, frame, wheels, engine, steering and suspension, and seats. Handwritten red pencil text near the center lower edge shows a vertical dimension (floor to ground) of 20" and a horizontal dimension that indicates a 110" wheelbase.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo postcard depicting a front view of a Ford Model T parked on a neighborhood street. Two people are visible inside the cab of the car. The car has a 1926 license plate. The verso is unused.
- Date Issued:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a car stuck in mud with five men trying to remove it. Printed on verso: E-M-F "30" Glidden Tour Pathfinder. Dobbin would have been called in to help, but the prudent farmer refused to risk his horses in this quicksand hole that he said was "bottomless" when soaked by spring rains. Horses would have sunk even deeper than the car and might have broken legs or so strained themselves as to be useless ever after. So resort was had to fence rails, the car pried up so as to get a kind of corduroy footing under her and then she worked her own way out. It was a revelation to the ruralites to see her perform.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an illustration of a 1912 Packard in front of a house decorated for Christmas. Printed on recto: 1912 Packard Landaulet 4 cyl. 18 HP; From a painting by Leslie Saalburg; Car on display at L. I. Auto Museum Southampton, New York©. Printed on verso: Gift Suggestion: May I suggest a set of our fine ANTIQUE AUTO PRINTS for that hard to please friend or relative. Drop me a card and I will send you a folder. HENRY A CLARK JR, Long Island Auto Museum, Southampton, NY. Postmarked Dec. 10, 1954.
- Date Issued:
- 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a car driving on a dirt road through mountains. Printed on verso: E-M-F "30" Glidden Tour Pathfinder. There were some beautiful spots, too - that is, they looked beautiful in July when the tour came through. This picture was taken in April and thought it was entrancing when the Pathfinding party got there, Dai Lewis said it was like every other pleasurable thing in this world - they had to climb a 15 per cent grade for miles to get to it. E-M-F "30" doesn't mind grades, however - never was one that could stop her.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a parked and empty Hupmobile coupe. Printed on recto: 20 H.P. 4-Cyl. Coupe, Fully Equipped. $1100. F.O.B. Detroit, Mich. Printed on verso: Hupmobile Models Long stroke "32" in Touring and Runabout Bodies - $900 20 H.P. Runabout, 750 20 H.P. Roadster, 850 20 H.P. Coupe, 1100 Made by Chilton Company, Phila., Pa. U.S.A. 4251
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting two men loading a refrigerator at the back of a GMC pickup. In the foreground, a seated woman watches from inside a house. Printed on verso: Blue Chip GMC Trucks, 100 Series, 5000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight, 125 HP 6-cylinder or 155 HP V-8 Engine, Hydra-Matic or Conventional Transmission. Litho in U.S.A.
- Date Issued:
- 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting men, women, and children in a parked tour bus, the side of which reads "Dietsche Sight Seeing Co., 83 Woodward Ave. Printed on verso: Tour de Luxe. Seeing Detroit. Belle Isle Park, the most beautiful Island Park in this country, Belle Isle Aquarium. Casino, Horticultural Building, Bathing, Beaches and Lake Ste. Clair. The Great Ford Plant which employs forty thousand people and turns out over three thousand cars per day. The Boulevards - East and West Grand, Boston and Chicago boulevards; also the Indian Village, Detroit's finest residence sections. No Waiting - Cars leave promptly. Satisfaction absolutely guaranteed or money refund.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a red DeSoto. Stamped on the recto: Highland Park Motors, Inc., 12535 Woodward Ave, Highland Park, Mich.
- Date Issued:
- 1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of a man in an early runabout-style car parked on the west side of Woodward Avenue at Atwater Street. A sign reading "Sheriff 1912" is hung from one of the car's roof supports. H.D. Edwards and Company's building stands in the background. Other signs posted on the building advertise "Sail Makers and Rigging[...]" and "Awnings, Tents" in reference to the J.C. Gloss Company and the Detroit Awning and Tent Company, who also shared that building.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an auto stuck in mud with a bystander standing beside it. Printed on verso: The scene on opposite side was in Wisconsin - clingy clay. Ground had just thawed and wheels dropped in below the hubs. Passengers had to alight here but she readily got out of the hole herself - though she tore off a chain grip in doing so. You will notice the running board is resting on the clay, almost holding up the weight of the car. This made the traction poor, so the wheels spun helplessly till the passengers alighted. Thus relieved of weight she pulled out.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting two couples kissing in an open automobile. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked January 17, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color photographic postcard depicting a blue 1948 Tucker Sedan. Printed on verso: Tucker '48 (car S/N 14) 6-Cyl. "opposed", Rear - Engine 320 Lbs., 335" Franklin (helicopter) 0-60: 10 Sec's. 82 - 1/4 Mile. "Built to cruise at 100". W.B. Hamlin 229 E. Rosewood Ct., Ontario, Calif. 91764. Duplicate Photo Labs, Inc., Hollywood Ca. 466-7544
- Date Issued:
- 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an auto in a flooded landscape. One man sits at the wheel while two others stand. Printed on verso: Photographers are enthusiasts - at least Krohn, who accompanied the E-M-F Pathfinder was. Also he was popular with the crew-that's why he was able to induce them to look pleasant under circumstances depicted in the photograph. Just after a Kansas cloud-burst the streams became torrents and the experience of fording them was not soon to be forgotten. Meinzinger says E-M-F "30" reveled in it, for it was the first time her underworks had been thoroughly cleansed of the clinging Wisconsin clay and Iowa gumbo.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Mounted autographed sepia-toned bust portrait photograph of Charles B. King in profike wearing suit, round-collared shirt, tie, and glasses. The photo is signed by King with the enscription, "For Alfred O. Dunk 1920." A typewritten label caption on the matting reads "Charles B. King Built and Operated the First Automobile on the Streets of Detroit 1894 (Oliver E. Barthel was the first passenger)."
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting a man and woman in an automobile turning to face the camera behind them, with a street scene backdrop. "A. L-2 Copyright 1907, By I.M. Kline" is printed at the lower left corner of the recto. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked August 28, 1910. "Anglo Life Series" is printed along the left edge of the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Small sepia-toned photographic print captioned on verso as "Van Dyke Ave. looking north, April 25th, 1918." An early automobile is parked to the right, and several more are visible in the distance. Two and three-story homes are on either side of the street. Several pedestrians walk along the sidewalk in the distance. The trees are still bare.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photograph of three children, presumably those of Joseph Patrick O'Dwyer, sitting in two cars parked side by side. One child sits in the car on the left at the wheel. Two children sit in the car on the right. A bench swing sits in the yard just behind the two cars. "1904" is printed in the lower left corner of the image.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print depicting a portrait of a man sitting at a desk. He is identified as Mr. Chamberlain. Dated October 19, 1923.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an auto parked before a washed-out road, while the driver stands alongside. Printed on verso: A river to cross - a raging torrent after a Kansas thunderstorm - and no bridge. A stop; a photograph to prove it; a plunge and the sturdy waterproof E-M-F "30" rushed her passengers over in a twinkling. Water was two feet deep, but it didn't reach the carburetor or magneto - Meinzinger says he knows now how the Israelites crossed the Red Sea dry shod - they rushed it so the water had to pile up on either side and didn't get back until they were on the other bank.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One postcard entitled "Detroit - The Automobile Capital of the World." The postcard has two color images of downtown Detroit buildings with a black and white drawing of an automobile in the foreground. The image on the right is a view of Campus Martius, including City Hall, the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Hammond Building, Guardian Building, and Penobscot Building. On the right is a view of Washington Boulevard with the David Whitney Building on the immediate left. The number, "37," is shown in the upper right corner of the postcard. Printed blue text on the verso shows "Situated of the banks of the Detroit River, directly across from Canada is America's industrial giant, Detroit. With a population of over 1,500,000, it is fourth largest in the United States. It has over 2,300 industrial plants, and yet is a city of warmth, culture, and good entertainment." Additional printed text shows "Pub. By Arcadia Greeting Card Co., Detroit, Michigan." and "A 'Colourpicture' Publication, Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A."
- Date Issued:
- 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photographic postcard depicting men, women, and children in a Metropolitan Sight-Seeing Car. Text on the side of the vehicle reads "Headquarters Oxford Hotel". A banner on the side of the vehicle reads "Detroit, Belle Isle, Water Works and Gladwin Park." Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 5 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo taken to document the pavement at John R Street and Farnsworth Street. A man sits in an early automobile, stopped alongside the curb, where four girls and a boy wait. A dark wooden shed with double doors across the sidewalk behind them. In the background, on the right, two women stand beside an open window. A manhole is in the street in the foreground. "July 20th, 1903. Schwartz casr[?], John R. + Farnsworth there had not been any change in the pavement. F.S.Q." is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting the finish line at The Vanderbilt Cup Race on Hempstead Plains, Long Island, New York. A blurred car and a grandstand filled with spectators are in view.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting two images. The bottom image shows a parked omnibus full of people, and the top image shows the A.C. Dietsche business at the corner of Woodward Avenue and Larned Street, with a tour bus parked in front. Signs read "Detroit Souvenirs", "Post Cards", and "Booklets, Valentines". Printed on verso: Dietsche's sight-seeing autos afford visitors a quick, restful and inexpensive way of seeing Detroit and its famous Belle Isle Park, the most magnificent island park in this country, its beautiful river, grand boulevards, handsome residences and great buildings. Competent lecturers point out and explain all points of interest. Cars leave waiting room, 83 Woodward Avenue, corner Larned Street, every hour. Special service and prices to conventions and large parties. Phones Main 1029. City 2656
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photographic postcard depicting a sightseeing bus full of people. A label reads "City, Belle Isle & Water Works Park Car". The verso is divided and unused.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photo of Henry B. Joy (second from left), and three other men posing in front of a Packard testing car in in San Francisco on June 22, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print taken inside depicting a directory of names, numbers, and addresses.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society