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- Description:
- Etching of pear trees, from a photograph taken in 1883. The etching depicts several pear trees with a person walking among them. A fence is visible behind the trees, and several buildings are visible beyond that. The caption underneath the image features the title, "Pear Trees," followed by the description "Transplanted from France on the D'etroit by the first farm settlers in Michigan in 1749. Photographed in 1883." Following the caption is a verse from the poem "To the Old Pear Trees of Detroit," written by W.H. Coyle in 1849, reading as follows: "Live on, old trees, in your hale green age, Long, long may your shadows last, With your blossomed boughs and golden fruit, Loved emblems of the past."
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One roster of the members of the Rotary Club of Highland Park, Michigan, in 1923. The pocket-size ring binder has a black, simulated leather cover and the front and is stamped in gold-colored text that shows "Rotary Club, Highland Park" and "Maurice Siden." The interior pages are printed in black text on white paper and show the names, home and business addresses, and pictures of each club member. The front and back sections of the binder include a list of the club goals and a copy of the club constitution.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One report entitled "Report on Earnings, Operating Expenses, Service and Rate of Fare - Detroit United Railway." The softcover report has a medium brown cardboard cover with gold-colored text for the title. It contains 77 pages of black printed text on white paper which give discussions, statistics, and costs concerning various aspects of the railway operations. A summary is given at the beginning of the report and recommendations are given in the Appendix section. The report was prepared by Barclay Parsons & Klapp, Consulting Engineers, in April, 1918, for the Board of Street Railway Commissioners of the City of Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Postcard printed with a portrait of George Washington flanked by the dates of his birth and death, above an image captioned "Washington and Lafayette at Valley Forge." The verso is printed with the message, "Special Washington Birthday Services, First Baptist Bible School, Woodward and Pingree, 11:50 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 22, Orchestra and Chorus 100 Voices, Splendid Program. Come.," addressed to Dr. C.G. Hampton of 24 Blaine Avenue, and postmarked February 19, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Certificate no. 12, good for one round trip ticket between Detroit and Cleveland on the Aeromarine "Black Tail" Flying Boat Fleet. Issued to the Maxwell Motor Company on Jun 28, 1922.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- December 1908 issue of The Student, a booklet-format student publication from Detroit Central High School. The issue contains essays, poetry, artwork, athletic and club news, and numerous advertisements. The booklet is bound in a white cardstock cover with a color illustration of a head of a woman in profile within a gold circle bordered by flowers.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Two sets of concept sketches for proposed airplanes. The sketches are shown in black pencil on heavy paper. The upper set of shows top, side, and front views of a proposed single-engine airplane that was entitled "Stout Cabin Batwing." An accompanying table summarizes the principal dimensions of the proposed airplane that was to be built of plywood and to be powered by a "200 hp Packard 8" engine. The lower set of sketches shows top, side, and front views of a proposed single-engine airplane that was entitled "The Cootie" and was dated 1919. An accompanying table summarizes the principal dimensions of the proposed airplane.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting the counted and dining area in Smith's Restaurant, with two men seated at a table in the background. Printed on verso: Detroit Where Life is Worth Living Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 4, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a crowd gathered for a concert at the Band Stand on a bridge over a canal on Belle Isle. People are seated along the shore and canoes populate the canal. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked May 21, 1906.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print taken at street level on West Lafayette Boulevard, at roughly Washington Boulevard, facing east. Two cyclists are in the street, a man approaches on the sidewalk, and the Majestic Building and City Hall are in the background. "8/98" printed on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
