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- Description:
- Small sepia-toned photographic print depicting the Merrill Fountain in Campus Martius in front of the Opera House, however it is captioned on the verso as "Fountain at Cadillac Square, March 10th, 1918." The fountain is turned off, and ice and icicles are visible within. Snow coats the ground and stairs to the right of the fountain. A pedestrian walks past in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Small sepia-toned photographic print depicting Monroe Street as viewed from across Campus Martius, however the image is incorrectly captioned on the verso as "Cadillac Square as viewed from City Hall, March 10, 1918." The camera was positioned near the curb in front of City Hall. A streetlight pole is to the right. A car passes heading south on Woodward Avenue. Pedestrians, other automobiles, and electric streetcars also traverse Campus Martius. The Detroit Opera House is in the background on the left. A large sign reading, "Join the Navy for Quick Action," has been posted adjacent to it. The businesses of the Monroe Block, including a pool hall, are in the central background. A billboard for Blackstone Cigars has been posted atop the Second Williams Block. Remnants of winter slush cover the street and sidewalk.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photographic print depicting the ice fountain on Washington Boulevard by Michigan Avenue, as viewed facing north. The Book Building prior to the addition of the Book Tower rises in the background. "Frozen fountain in Washington Blvd park, Winter 1918," handwritten on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of three employees of the Merchants Credit Bureau--Estelle Koehler, Judie Strandburg, and Marion Maus, as indicated by a handwritten notes on both the recto and verso--kneeling in winter coats of the roof of the Merchants Building, on the east corner of Grand River Avenue and Broadway Avenue. Snow has accumulated on the roof's surfaces. The caption, "Coldest in Six Years," has been handwritten at the bottom of the recto. "1923," is handwritten on the verso. The remnants of stripes used to affix the photo in an album are on the corners.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Print. Black and white photographic print depicting a moonlight tower's arc lamp illuminated at night on 12th Street (as indicated on verso). Snow covers the ground, and two and three storied houses are visible on both sides of the street.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Small sepia-toned photographic print captioned on verso as "Grand Boulevard looking east from Palmer St., March 10th, 1918." Grand Boulevard is covered in snow. A row of billboards is visible to the immediate left. Large houses line the remainder of the left side as well as the right side of the street. The trees are bare and few automobiles are visible.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned photograph taken of the ruins of Capitol High School following its fire on January 27, 1893, as viewed from the intersection of Griswold Street, and State Street facing northwest. Fire hoses are still spraying the building's entrance and one of its windows on the its Griswold face. Icicles hang from the building's facade, and rubble has settled around its base. A group of people, primarily children, are in the intersection in the foreground. Several of them look toward the camera. A fire engine, and the cloud of smoke coming from it are visible down State Street on the left. The steam cloud of another rises over the intersection of Griswold and Grand River Avenue in the background on the right. The photo is mounted on beige cardstock. "From Alvord & Co. Exclusively, Commercial Photographers, 55 Rowland St. Detroit, Mich., Ground Floor," is stamped on the verso, and "Front View - The Capitol High School after being destroyed by fire Jan. 27, 1893," is handwritten.
- Date Issued:
- 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned photograph taken of a fire engine and a hose apparatus in the intersection of Grand River Avenue, Griswold Street, and Rowland Street (now Shelby Street), behind the ruins of Capitol High School following its fire on January 27, 1893, facing the south. A crowd of spectators have gathered around the steam engine from which a cloud of smoke rises. Firefighers are using hoses to spray both the eastern face of the building along Griswold, and the western one along Shelby in the background. Snow covers the ground, and ice coats the eastern face of the school. Signs for Howard's Sandwichs and Coffee, the Siau Laundering Company, and the Chamber of Commerce are visible along Shelby on the right. The photo is mounted on beige cardstock. "From Alvord & Co. Exclusively, Commercial Photographers, 55 Rowland St. Detroit, Mich., Ground Floor," is stamped on the verso, and "Rear view Capitol High School on fire - Jan. 27, 1893," is handwritten..
- Date Issued:
- 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Mounted, sepia-toned photographic print depicting two boys shoveling snow from a sidewalk opposite a large fenced field. The boy nearest to the center of the frame leans on his shovel, while the other boy at the bottom edge sits on his. "March 5 1899." handwritten beneath photo on matting. The matting has an embossed frame pattern.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned glossy photo showing a horse-drawn steam engine moving along a street that is partly covered with snow. A horse-drawn sleigh can be seen at the far left side of the photo and several spectators can be seen on the right side. Various 1-story to 3-story wood frame or brick buildings can be seen in the background. Advertising posters on a wall near the center of the image mention the names "Peter F. Dailey" and "James J. Jeffries - A Man From the West."
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
