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- Description:
- One "Internal Revenue License." The license, dated May 1, 1866, was printed in black text on white paper and has a circular eagle emblem at the top. Upon payment of a tax of $85, the license was issued to the Richmond & Backus Company to carry on their work as a "manufacturer & wholesale dealer at 185 Jefferson Avenue." An embossed seal of the "Collector of Internal Revenue" is located at the lower left corner of the license.
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Water Works Park, with the tower, pumping station, and drinking fountain in view and water in the foreground. Postmarked Aug 27, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Membership certificate, designed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the Detroit Young Men's Society issued to Annie Petley, on July 8, 1881. The design includes a central image of rays of sunshine coming over the horizon between a classical building, and trees.
- Date Issued:
- 1881-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print depicting Detroit United Railway streetcar #3091 with a destination sign reading, "Grand Belt, W. Jefferson". In the background is a brick building. Image from page 37 of D.U.R. Photographs to Accompany Report of C.H. Fessenden, Sept. 3, 1921.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Railway Passengers Assurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut ticket, which reads, "This ticket insures F.E. Farnsworth of Detroit by occupation shoe dealer in the sum of $3,000, for the term of one day, commencing with the day and hour as hereon canceled, and is subject to all the provisions of the Contract on back hereof." The ticket is canceled, March 21, 1873 at 7 P.M., stamped with the registration number 278, and agency number 285, and is printed with the signature of the company's secretary Charles E. Willard. The verso contains the terms of the policy.
- Date Issued:
- 1873-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of 4 firemen who are standing in front of the open doors of a fire station. Handwriting on the verso notes, "Chemical #1" and "Left to Right: M. Donahue, Steavens, Charles Knoblesdorf, T. Schielt."
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print mounted on fabric depicting the cooling end of a Jeffery Dewitt Kiln under construction at the Champion Porcelain Co. Dated Apr.-5-1919.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Blank envelope containing an announcement for the opening of the Pontchartrain Hotel on Tuesday, October 29th, 1907. From the managers George W. Woolley and W. J. Chittenden, Jr. Also contains ticket for admission to the opening dinner of the hotel, held at 6:30 the same day.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War I poster, with the message, "The Hun - His Mark, Blot It Out with Liberty Bonds." The poster shows a bloody handprint at the top with black text below on a white background. The artist's name, J. Allen St. John," is shown in the lower left corner of the poster. Small printed text in the lower right corner shows "Manz Engraving Co., Chi."
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Photograph (and 1 copy). Sepia-toned photo showing 34 Detroit Police lieutenants standing on the steps in front of the entrance to the old Police Headquarters building which was located at the corner of Bates and Farmer Streets. The street name signs are visible on the sides of the building in the upper right and upper left areas of the photo. Handwritten text on the verso shows "Old Police Headquarters, 1920" and "Top row, Left to right: Lieutenants Fisher, Denny O'Connor, Shanahan, Teichbein, Foust, Berg. 2nd Row down: Lieutenants Edwards, Knight, Fienan, Maloney, Reifsthall, Van Netter. 3rd Row down: Lieutenants Ryff, Baxter, Sosinki, McGuigan, Fitzpatrick, McRobbie. 4th Row down: Lieutenants Sterenton, Bates, Baker, Dingiman, Doyle, Schuknecht, Henderson. Front Row: Lieutenants Blisser, Smith, Schink, Cris, Johnson, Torbett, Schachschneider, Miller, Patterson." An additional inscription notes "To Insp't. Chas. Rhodes, Compliments of Insp't. J. N. Bates."
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
