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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
- 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
- West Engineering Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 1909 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
West Engineering Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 1909
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 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.
- 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
- Northern Normal School, now Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan, circa 1908 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
- 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Northern Normal School, now Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan, circa 1908
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
- "The Best Spots to Sit and Read a Book in Detroit Map," 2016 - Jason Polan was a Michigan-born, New York-based illustrator whose visual storytelling sought to elevate the everyday—with humor and care. This collection documents Polan's life and prolific art practice, spanning childhood to adulthood; he was also a convener of creative communities. Inspiration, ideation, and completed projects are represented in preparatory material, printed matter, publications, product design, artwork, and personal collecting.
- 2016
- Collections - Artifact
"The Best Spots to Sit and Read a Book in Detroit Map," 2016
Jason Polan was a Michigan-born, New York-based illustrator whose visual storytelling sought to elevate the everyday—with humor and care. This collection documents Polan's life and prolific art practice, spanning childhood to adulthood; he was also a convener of creative communities. Inspiration, ideation, and completed projects are represented in preparatory material, printed matter, publications, product design, artwork, and personal collecting.
- Campus Martius, Looking Up Monroe Street, Detroit, Michigan, 1873 -
- 1873
- Collections - Artifact
Campus Martius, Looking Up Monroe Street, Detroit, Michigan, 1873
- View of the Diag, West Engineering Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, circa 1905 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
View of the Diag, West Engineering Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, circa 1905
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.