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- Description:
- Packard Motor Car Co. advertisement. Printed in black ink on white paper. The advertisement shows a right side view of the front end of a Packard automobile at top. Text below reads "-of a distinguished family." The text of the advertisement is for the Packard Six and Packard Eight. The page is dated "4/1925" in pencil and blue ink. The opposite side of the page shows an advertisement for the United American Lines Harriman Line cruises.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Print. Mounted photographic print depicting two children, Alfred E. Brush, Jr. and his sister Virginia, wearing coats and hats while seated in two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, stopped at an angle to the road. A livery man in a long coat and top hat holds the horse by the bit. A steep grass-covered road verge leading to the sidewalk is visible along the right side of the street. Large buildings are visible, albeit out of focus on the opposite side of the street. The mat board is beige with a darker region which immediately frames the image. "Arthur & Philbric, Detroit" is printed in this border.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Postcard. Depicts an aerial view of Woodward, facing south (not north), showing the Detroit Institute of Arts, Maccabees Building, Rackham Memorial Building, and Public Library. Verso reads, "Detroit's famous art Center, located at Woodward and Putnam, in the very heart of the city." Additional text reads, "Metrocraft Everett Mass."
- Date Issued:
- 1941-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- "Number 6, Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Co. First Mortgage, 5 Per Cent, $5000 Registered Gold Bond" (6 of 30). The bond is printed in printed in red, green, and black ink on white paper that is watermarked "Broun-Green Beaver Bond." It has a decorative engraved green border with engraved images at the top that depict Lady Liberty and other figures that represent American industry and a bountiful harvest. Black, Old-English style text shows the company name, "Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Co." and lists the terms of the bond issuance and repayment. The bond has been signed by "Harris T. Dunbar, President," and "Frederick C. Slee, Secretary," and is dated March 15, 1904. The 20-year bonds were due for repayment on March 15, 1924. A round, embossed company seal is located near the lower left corner of the bond. The verso contains blank spaces which have handwritten text that show the date and name in whom the bond was registered along with the signature of the company Treasurer. Other handwritten text and notes showed subsequent bond ownership reassignments with signatures.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Traver-Bird Company spring and summer 1909 catalog of men's clothing containing illustrations of men wearing the store's clothes, as well as care directions. The cover is grey with an illustration of a laurel wreath on the front.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- This slightly yellowed paper envelope contained a 12-page letter that was written by Mrs. Sidney Trowbridge Miller. The front of the envelope has a handwritten title, "Detroit's Social Life," and is signed "Mrs. Sidney Trowbridge Miller." The envelope is dated "December thirty first 1900."
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting four men posing behind a mockup of an automobile with "Seeing Detroit" on its side.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a lumber shed at the Murphy Chair Company, with a water tower in the background and train tracks in the foreground. Printed on verso: Another Yard View. This view shows a portion of one of the sheds used for the storage of dimension stock. There are four of these sheds, with a combined capacity of 4,484,260 feet of lumber. This ample storage insures proper seasoning before material is worked. Our next card will take you inside the factory. Murphy Chair Company, Detroit. Postmarked Mar 12, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph depicting the manufacturing of the pattern Eagle Boat at the Ford Highland Park Factory, as viewed from a point above its stern looking toward its bow. This pattern boat was later dismantled and used as a template for Eagle Boats to be manufactured at Ford's River Rouge Complex. The caption, "Study or test hull complete. (later dismantled)," is on the verso. Lower left hand corner of photo has number and date of photo: 22687-7-18-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color photographic postcard depicting the west corner of Allen and Southfield Roads in Allen Park, published by the Hiawatha Card Company. Business signs read "S.S. Kresge Co.", "Cunningham's Drugs", and "Tom Henry's" Printed on verso: Allen Park, Michigan. Allen Road at Southfield Photo by Lucy Gridley.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
