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- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of a group of people dressed as circus performers promoting the film, "Her Elephant Man," posed in front of the exterior of the William Fox Washington Theatre, as taken from Washington Boulevard. The group consists of several clowns, musicians, and a pair of men in dark suits and hats. A pair of large signs promoting the film, flank the entrance, and a banner posted above reads, "William and Farnum Greatest Show on Earth, To Day, Main Entrance." A Spencer and Wyckoff Commercial Photographers stamp is on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print showing a right side profile view of a Packard 8 convertible parked along the side of a road that is on a mountain overlooking a town in the Swiss Alps.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One advertisement for "Superphosphate, A Bone Black Fertilizer" manufactured by Michigan Carbon Works (now Ebonex Corporation). The folded advertisement is printed in black text on yellow paper and includes several engraved drawings including one which shows the Michigan Carbon Works factory. The advertisement also shows information about the fertilizer and includes testimonials from many farmers who have used the phosphate fertilizer on their fields. The advertisement is dated March 1st, 1879.
- Date Issued:
- 1879-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Two letters acknowledging receipt of ordnance addressed to Lieut. C. H. Curtiss. Letters are dated June 21st, 1864 and are sent from the Property Release Division in Washington D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program from the 24th Annual Commencement Exercises of the Detroit College of Medicine on May 4, 1893. Included music by Schremser's Orchestra.
- Date Issued:
- 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One drawing entitled, "Spar and Rigging, Tug Frank Perry." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows the mast and spar rigging details and notes. A table of dimensions for the mast and gaff is also shown. The title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing was prepared by the "Manitowoc Ship Building & Dry Dock Co." at a scale of 1/2 inch = 1 foot. The plan number is shown as "2298" and is dated May 4, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Free pass for trip from Boston to Lebanon, New Hampshire via the Boston and Lowell Railroad, given to Nelson Bowen, clerk of the Michigan Central Railroad Company, on August 5, 1854.
- Date Issued:
- 1854-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled "Steam Survey Boat, Gen. C. B. Sears." The drawing shows a starboard side exterior profile view of the proposed boat as well as three plan views of the decks and one cross-section view of the hull and decks. Design notes and specifications are shown along the right side of the drawing. The title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing was "Prepared in the Office of the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army, Washington, D.C." The drawing was done at scales 1/8 inch and 1/2 inch = 1 foot and is dated 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invoice for $40 of goods bought from John B. Shefferly, "Importer and Dealer in Crockery, China, Glass & Silver Plated Ware" by John B. Wilson, dated December 8, 1866. Shefferly's location is listed as the corner of "Woodward Avenue and Campus Martius." A canceled two cent U.S. Internal Revenue Stamp is affixed near the lower left corner of the invoice.
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One plan sheet entitled, "Bulkheads for Str. [Steamer] Captain Thomas Wilson." The drawing consists of black ink on linen and shows plan views and details of the bulkheads for the boiler room and coal bunker. The title block in the lower right corner shows that the drawing was prepared by the "Manitowoc Ship Building & Dry Dock Co." at a scale of 1/2 inch = 1 foot and is dated March 4, 1915. The plan number is shown as "3570."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
