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 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 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
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
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 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
Black and white aerial view of downtown Detroit, Michigan from 1960. The view is looking north from Woodward east to Rivard and the Detroit River north to about Adams, and shows the proposed I-375 route on the right.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Woodward Avenue; Randolph Street (Detroit, Mich.); Gratiot Avenue (Detroit, Mich.); Jefferson Avenue (Detroit, Mich.); Cadillac Square (Detroit, Mich.); Grand Circus Park (Detroit, Mich.); David Stott Building...
Color postcard from 1940 showing an aerial view of Tiger Stadium (then Briggs Field) on Michigan Avenue and the Detroit, Michigan skyline. The Detroit River and Ontario, Canada are visible in the background. Tiger Stadium was built in 1912 and was...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); Tiger Stadium (Detroit, Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Detroit, Mich.); U.S. Route 12 (Mich.); aerial views; skyscrapers; cityscapes; sports fieldss; sports & recreation facilities;...
Color postcard from circa 1910-1920 showing crowds gathered along the banks of the Grand Canal and in boats on the canal on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. The image is taken from the bandstand bridge, which is why there is no band in the frame....
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Belle Isle (Detroit, Mich.); islands; rivers; concerts; crowds; boats; bridges; recreation; postcards; sports & recreation facilities
Color postcard from circa 1910-1915 showing what is now known as MacArthur Bridge Park and the bridge spanning the Detroit River and connecting Detroit to Belle Isle, which can be seen in the background. The bridge in this postcard is the old Belle...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Belle Isle (Detroit, Mich.); Grand Boulevard (Detroit, Mich.); MacArthur Bridge Park (Detroit, Mich.); Belle Isle Bridge (Detroit, Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); islands; bridges; parks; rivers;...
Color postcard from circa 1907-1909 showing an view of Campus Martius looking northeast in Detroit, Michigan. With the Merrill Fountain in front of it is the old Detroit Opera House, with Woodward Avenue to the left and Monroe Street to the right....
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Campus Martius (Detroit, Mich.); Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Detroit, Mich.); Merrill Fountain (Detroit, Mich.); Old Detroit Opera House (Detroit, Mich.); Woodward Avenue; Monroe Street (Detroit,...