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- Sailor Dress Worn by Virginia Palmer Bradfield Ward, circa 1910 -
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Sailor Dress Worn by Virginia Palmer Bradfield Ward, circa 1910
- 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
- Crew of World War I Eagle Boat, 1918 - To combat German submarine attacks on U.S. cargo ships during World War I, Henry Ford suggested the mass production of submarine chasers. Ford Motor Company accepted a government contract to build these "Eagle Boats" and began production at its partially developed industrial complex along the Rouge River in 1918. By late 1919, Ford had completed 60 Eagle Boats for the U.S. Navy.
- 1918
- Collections - Artifact
Crew of World War I Eagle Boat, 1918
To combat German submarine attacks on U.S. cargo ships during World War I, Henry Ford suggested the mass production of submarine chasers. Ford Motor Company accepted a government contract to build these "Eagle Boats" and began production at its partially developed industrial complex along the Rouge River in 1918. By late 1919, Ford had completed 60 Eagle Boats for the U.S. Navy.
- 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.
- 30th Encampment of the Wayne County Soldiers and Sailors Veterans Association Badge, 1909 -
- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
30th Encampment of the Wayne County Soldiers and Sailors Veterans Association Badge, 1909
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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.