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- "Guide Map of Detroit," 1878 -
- 1878
- Collections - Artifact
"Guide Map of Detroit," 1878
- Detroit City Hall at Woodward Avenue, 1871-1872 -
- 1871-1872
- Collections - Artifact
Detroit City Hall at Woodward Avenue, 1871-1872
- Old and New Detroit City Hall Buildings, 1871 -
- 1871
- Collections - Artifact
Old and New Detroit City Hall Buildings, 1871
- Drawing of Woodward Avenue at Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan, 1849-1856 -
- 1849-1856
- Collections - Artifact
Drawing of Woodward Avenue at Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan, 1849-1856
- Unveiling the Michigan Sodliers' and Sailors' Monument, Detroit, Michigan, April 9, 1872 -
- April 09, 1872
- Collections - Artifact
Unveiling the Michigan Sodliers' and Sailors' Monument, Detroit, Michigan, April 9, 1872
- May F. Hogan, George B. Catlin and James W. Bishop Correspondence and Photographs, November-December 1929 -
- November 1929-December 1929
- Collections - Artifact
May F. Hogan, George B. Catlin and James W. Bishop Correspondence and Photographs, November-December 1929
- Customer at Central Market Vegetable Building, Detroit, Michigan, 1885-1893 -
- 1885-1893
- Collections - Artifact
Customer at Central Market Vegetable Building, Detroit, Michigan, 1885-1893
- Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 - French explorer Antoine de le Mothe Cadillac established Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit in 1701. The city of Detroit commemorated the 250th anniversary of that event in 1951. This deck of playing cards, decorated with the logo of the "250th Birthday Festival," featured historic photographs of past city landmarks and scenes.
- 1951
- Collections - Artifact
Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951
French explorer Antoine de le Mothe Cadillac established Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit in 1701. The city of Detroit commemorated the 250th anniversary of that event in 1951. This deck of playing cards, decorated with the logo of the "250th Birthday Festival," featured historic photographs of past city landmarks and scenes.
- "Shell Shattered City Hall in Fismes, France after Being Showered with German Shells for Three Weeks," 1918 - Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He joined the all-Black 303rd Stevedore Regiment (with later unit designations) in December 1917. Private Purnell was stationed in Bordeaux, France. He returned to the U.S. in 1919, married, and worked as a railroad freight handler. Like many service members, Purnell kept cards, letters, photographs, and souvenirs from his time in the military.
- 1918
- Collections - Artifact
"Shell Shattered City Hall in Fismes, France after Being Showered with German Shells for Three Weeks," 1918
Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He joined the all-Black 303rd Stevedore Regiment (with later unit designations) in December 1917. Private Purnell was stationed in Bordeaux, France. He returned to the U.S. in 1919, married, and worked as a railroad freight handler. Like many service members, Purnell kept cards, letters, photographs, and souvenirs from his time in the military.
- A Fountain and the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in front of Detroit's Original City Hall, 1872 -
- 1872
- Collections - Artifact
A Fountain and the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in front of Detroit's Original City Hall, 1872