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- 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
- First National Bank Building, Detroit, Michigan -
- 1922-1930
- Collections - Artifact
First National Bank Building, Detroit, Michigan
- First and Old Detroit National Bank Building, Detroit, Michigan -
- 1922-1930
- Collections - Artifact
First and Old Detroit National Bank Building, Detroit, Michigan
- Parade on Woodward Avenue during the 1891 G.A.R. Encampment in Detroit, Michigan - The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a Union veterans' organization formed in 1866, held state and national conventions or "encampments" where members could reunite with other Civil War veterans. Encampment attendees paraded through town, gathered at receptions, toured local attractions, and reminisced about shared wartime experiences. The G.A.R. sponsored these meetings for more than 80 years.
- 1891
- Collections - Artifact
Parade on Woodward Avenue during the 1891 G.A.R. Encampment in Detroit, Michigan
The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a Union veterans' organization formed in 1866, held state and national conventions or "encampments" where members could reunite with other Civil War veterans. Encampment attendees paraded through town, gathered at receptions, toured local attractions, and reminisced about shared wartime experiences. The G.A.R. sponsored these meetings for more than 80 years.
- 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
- Hotel Pontchartrain, Detroit, Michigan - The Hotel Pontchartrain opened in 1907 on Campus Martius in Detroit, Michigan. It boasted nearly 300 rooms -- more than half with private bathrooms -- and its bar became a popular place for automotive industry leaders to network. Despite a five-story addition in 1909, "the Pontch" was soon eclipsed by larger, more luxurious hotels. It closed in 1920 and was torn down.
- 1900-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Hotel Pontchartrain, Detroit, Michigan
The Hotel Pontchartrain opened in 1907 on Campus Martius in Detroit, Michigan. It boasted nearly 300 rooms -- more than half with private bathrooms -- and its bar became a popular place for automotive industry leaders to network. Despite a five-story addition in 1909, "the Pontch" was soon eclipsed by larger, more luxurious hotels. It closed in 1920 and was torn down.
- Parade on Woodward Avenue during the 1891 G.A.R. Encampment in Detroit, Michigan - The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a Union veterans' organization formed in 1866, held state and national conventions or "encampments" where members could reunite with other Civil War veterans. Encampment attendees paraded through town, gathered at receptions, toured local attractions, and reminisced about shared wartime experiences. The G.A.R. sponsored these meetings for more than 80 years.
- 1891
- Collections - Artifact
Parade on Woodward Avenue during the 1891 G.A.R. Encampment in Detroit, Michigan
The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a Union veterans' organization formed in 1866, held state and national conventions or "encampments" where members could reunite with other Civil War veterans. Encampment attendees paraded through town, gathered at receptions, toured local attractions, and reminisced about shared wartime experiences. The G.A.R. sponsored these meetings for more than 80 years.
- Michigan Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1895 - The Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument stands in front of the first Detroit Opera House at Campus Martius--a former military training ground that became the "point of origin" of the city's coordinate street system. Fundraising for the commemorative civic sculpture began after the end of the Civil War in 1865, and the completed monument was unveiled in 1872.
- circa 1895
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Michigan Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1895
The Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument stands in front of the first Detroit Opera House at Campus Martius--a former military training ground that became the "point of origin" of the city's coordinate street system. Fundraising for the commemorative civic sculpture began after the end of the Civil War in 1865, and the completed monument was unveiled in 1872.
- View of Campus Martius Area of Detroit, Michigan, 1883-1892 - This is an aerial view of Campus Martius, the "point of origin" of Detroit's coordinate street system and site of the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. The structures resembling tall oil derricks are municipal lighting towers. Fitted with powerful electric arc lamps, these "moonlight towers" illuminated city streets at night. They were replaced by incandescent streetlamps in the 1910s.
- 1883-1892
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View of Campus Martius Area of Detroit, Michigan, 1883-1892
This is an aerial view of Campus Martius, the "point of origin" of Detroit's coordinate street system and site of the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. The structures resembling tall oil derricks are municipal lighting towers. Fitted with powerful electric arc lamps, these "moonlight towers" illuminated city streets at night. They were replaced by incandescent streetlamps in the 1910s.
- Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan - Campus Martius in Detroit, Michigan, was a former military training ground that became the "point of origin" of the city's coordinate street system and the site of the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (seen on the left). This postcard shows the many ways people moved around Detroit in the early 1910s: by walking, streetcars, horse-drawn wagons, and automobiles.
- 1910-1915
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Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan
Campus Martius in Detroit, Michigan, was a former military training ground that became the "point of origin" of the city's coordinate street system and the site of the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (seen on the left). This postcard shows the many ways people moved around Detroit in the early 1910s: by walking, streetcars, horse-drawn wagons, and automobiles.