Portrait of Frederick A. Mumford, George K. Bangham, and James V. Henry
Mumford, Frederick A. (Veteran), Wayne County. Enlisted in company I, Ninth Infantry, as Sergeant, Aug. 15, 1861, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 31. Mustered Oct. 15,...
American Civil War; Frederick A. Mumford; Mumford, Frederick A.; George K. Bangham; Bangham, George K.; Henry, James V.; James V. Henry; Ninth Michigan Infantry; 9th Michigan Infantry; sergeant; sergeant; noncommissioned officer; second lieutenant;...
Black and white card stereograph depicting the residence of "Old Dr. Matthews" - likely Thomas H. Mathews, the physician of Bell Branch around 1897. Bell Branch, part of Redford Township, was absorbed into Detroit in 1907.
Bell Branch (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Redford Township (Mich.); buildings; dwellings;
Black and white postcard depicting a photograph of the Commandant's Quarters, one of eleven buildings that made up the Detroit Arsenal in Dearborn, Michigan. In the 1830s, the Detroit Arsenal was moved from within the city of Detroit to a location...
Dearborn (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Dearborn Historical Museum (Dearborn, Mich.); Detroit Arsenal (Dearborn, Mich.); military facilities; officers' quarters; buildings; dwellings; postcards
Black and white copy print of a sketch of the Detroit Arsenal at Dearborn in 1895. In the 1830s, the Detroit Arsenal was moved from within the city of Detroit to a location west of the city in Dearborn. The arsenal's purpose was to serve as a...
Dearborn (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit Arsenal (Dearborn, Mich.); military facilities; maps
Black and white photograph, taken from the book "Michigan" by Fuller, of Thomas A. Edison (1847-1931) inscribing his name in the cornerstone of The Edison Institute (renamed The Henry Ford Museum after Ford's death) in Dearborn, Michigan. Henry...
Dearborn (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931; Ford, Henry, 1863-1947; Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village; people
Black and white postcard of Michigan Avenue in Dearborn, Michigan, at the intersection with Monroe Street, looking west. The original image is from approximately 1908. The streetcar is part of the Detroit, Jackson and Chicago Railway, which...
Dearborn (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Dearborn, Mich.); U.S. Route 12 (Mich.); Monroe Street (Dearborn, Mich.); Detroit United Railway (Mich.); storefronts; streetcars; street scenes; postcards
Black and white postcard featuring an 1897 image of the Military Avenue (now Military Street) bridge crossing over the lower branch of the Rouge River in Dearborn, Michigan.
Dearborn (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Rouge, River (Mich.); Lower River Rouge (Mich.); Military Street (Dearborn, Mich.); bridges; rivers; rivers; postcards
Black and white photograph from circa 1950-1960 of the welcome sign to Dearborn, Michigan on Michigan Avenue/U. S. Route 12 (which was U. S. 112 in Michigan until 1962).
Dearborn (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); U.S. Route 12 (Mich.); street scenes; signs; automobiles
Color postcard from 1937 showing an aerial view of The Edison Institute and Museum (now known as the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village) in Dearborn, near Detroit, Michigan. The institute clock tower is a replica of Independence Hall in...
Detroit (Mich.); Dearborn (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village; aerial views; museums; buildings; clock towers; postcards
Back cover of the circa 1927-1929 souvenir fold-out pack "Detroit's Largest Industries and Hotels," showing the Ford Motor Company factory in Highland Park, near Detroit, Michigan.
Detroit (Mich.); Highland Park (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Ford Motor Company; factories; manufacturing; automotive industry; aerial views; buildings; postcards
Black and white photograph from 1987 of 2748 23rd Street in Detroit, Michigan. From image: "south of Michigan Avenue, east of 23rd Street." Part of the J. William Gorski Collection
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); 23rd Street (Detroit, Mich.); buildings; vacant buildings; street scenes; J. William Gorski Collection;
Color postcard from 1931 of the newly completed New Center Building (later renamed Albert Kahn Building) on Second Avenue off of West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan. Diagonally across from the Fisher Building, The New Center Building was also...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Albert Kahn Building (Detroit, Mich.); office buildings; buildings; stores; street scenes; people; automobiles; postcards
Black and white aerial photograph from approximately 1930 showing the Ambassador Bridge international crossing over the Detroit River and the Detroit, Michigan skyline in the background.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Ambassador Bridge (Mich. and Ont.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); ships; cargo ships; cityscapes; bridges; rivers; railroad yards; skyscrapers;