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Title
Star Line of Steamers on Shelby
Date
c.1890
Year
1890
Description
View down Griswold street at Star Line of Steamers company, with boats in water in background and horse-drawn vehicles in street in foreground.
Format
1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in.
Identifier
EB02e042
Relation
BHC glass neg. no. 1074
Source
Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
Subject
Steamboats--Michigan--Detroit
Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
Horse-drawn vehicles--Michigan--Detroit
Streets--Michigan--Detroit
Glass negatives
Type
image
Filename
EB02e042.tif
Date Digitized
2006-04
Fileform
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    Title
    Star Line of Steamers on Shelby
    Date
    c.1890
    Year
    1890
    Description
    View down Griswold street at Star Line of Steamers company, with boats in water in background and horse-drawn vehicles in street in foreground.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e042
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1074
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Steamboats--Michigan--Detroit
    Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
    Horse-drawn vehicles--Michigan--Detroit
    Streets--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e042.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-04
    Fileform
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    Wm. Kurtzman at Central Market
    Date
    c.1890
    Year
    1890
    Description
    Shoppers on sidewalk near Wm. Kurtzman wholesale fruits and vegetables at Central Market.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e041
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1073
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Marketplaces--Michigan--Detroit
    Produce trade--Michigan--Detroit
    Streets--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e041.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-04
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    Title
    Fort Shelby, Detroit, Michigan
    Date
    unknown
    Description
    View of a dilapidated wall at Fort Shelby in Detroit, Michigan.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 5 x 3 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e040
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1072
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Fortification--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e040.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-04
    Fileform
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    Russell House and the Central Market building
    Date
    unknown
    Description
    Bird's-eye view of Russell House and the Central Market building with the Soldiers' and Sailors' monument in left foreground and a view of the street.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 5 x 3 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e039
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1069
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Hotels--Michigan--Detroit
    Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
    Streets--Michigan--Detroit
    Soldiers' monuments--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e039.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-04
    Fileform
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    Title
    Michigan Central Railroad yard
    Date
    unknown
    Description
    Men with shovels stand near large coal pile, with railroad cars behind them and steel beams in foreground, large factory and Detroit Central Mills in background.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 5 x 3.5 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e038
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1068
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Michigan Central Railroad Company
    Railroad yards--Michigan--Detroit
    Railroad trains--Michigan--Detroit
    Mills and mill-work--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e038.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-03
    Fileform
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    Title
    Businesses on Woodward Avenue
    Date
    unknown
    Description
    Bird's-eye view of Woodward Avenue with Hugo Hill millinery, Harvey's Drug Store and Weber Furniture on right side of street. Streetcars and horse-drawn vehicles on street in center.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 4.75 x 3.5 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e037
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1067
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Streets--Michigan--Detroit
    Hat trade--Michigan--Detroit
    Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e037.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-04
    Fileform
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    Title
    St. Casimir Church
    Date
    unknown
    Description
    Dome of St. Casimir Church seen from unpaved, neighborhood street, small, wooden-framed, Victorian house with picket fence in the foreground.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 4.75 x 3 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e036
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1065
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Catholic church buildings--Michigan--Detroit
    St. Casimir Roman Catholic Church (Detroit, Mich.)
    Wooden-frame houses--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e036.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-03
    Fileform
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    Title
    Gothic revival house
    Date
    unknown
    Description
    View of a three story Gothic revival style house with ivy, part of another house and an iron fence in foreground.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 4.5 x 3.25 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e035
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1064
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Dwellings--Michigan--Detroit
    Gothic revival (Architecture)--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e035.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-04
    Fileform
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    Title
    Detroit Fire Department engine house
    Date
    c.1880
    Year
    1880
    Description
    View of a Detroit Fire Department engine house at the northeast corner of Wayne and Larned, with watchtower.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 4 x 3 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e034
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1062
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Fire departments--Michigan--Detroit
    Watchtowers--Michigan--Detroit
    Streets--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e034.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-04
    Fileform
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    Title
    Barie's hat factory
    Date
    unknown
    Description
    View of Barie's Hat Factory and other businesses on street (Griswold?) near the Detroit River.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 3.75 x 3 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e033
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1061
    BHC lantern slide no. 157
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Hat trade--Michigan--Detroit
    Factories--Michigan--Detroit
    Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
    Streets--Michigan--Detroit
    Detroit River (Mich. And Ont.)
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e033.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-04
    Fileform
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    Title
    Dean, Godfrey & Co. on Griswold
    Date
    c.1892
    Year
    1892
    Description
    View of Dean, Godfrey & Co. on Griswold, decorated for a G.A.R National Encampment (1892?), with Grindley's Real Estate Exchange next door and a view of the street.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 5 x 3 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e032
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1060
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    House painters--Michigan--Detroit
    Interior decoration firms--Michigan--Detroit
    Real estate business--Michigan--Detroit
    Grand Army of the Republic-- Anniversaries, etc.
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e032.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-04
    Fileform
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    Title
    Businesses at Woodward and Jefferson Avenue
    Date
    c.1890
    Year
    1890
    Description
    Pedestrians on sidewalk stroll past businesses including the Grand Trunk Railway ticket office at Woodward and Jefferson Avenue. Lower left corner of glass negative is missing and negative is cracked.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 3.75 x 5 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e030
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1519
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Streets--Michigan--Detroit
    Ticket brokerage--Michigan--Detroit
    Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e030.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-03
    Fileform
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    Title
    Brick buildings on unidentified street
    Date
    unknown
    Description
    Brick buildings on unidentified street. Glass negative is cracked.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e029
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1518
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Buildings--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e029.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-04
    Fileform
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    Title
    Family portrait on Celeron Island
    Date
    unknown
    Description
    Family poses outside residence with chickens on Celeron Island.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 3.75 x 4.75 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e028
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1517
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Dwellings--Michigan--Detroit
    Portraits, Group
    Chickens--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e028.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-04
    Fileform
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    Title
    Sewer pipes lined up on Congress Street
    Date
    unknown
    Description
    View down a cobblestone street with large sewer pipes lined end-to-end, with businesses and trees in background. Glass negative is broken and cracked across top.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 5 x 3 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e027
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1516
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Streets--Michigan--Detroit
    Sewer-pipe--Installation
    Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e027.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-02
    Fileform
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    Title
    Houses and trees on unidentified street
    Date
    unknown
    Description
    Large tree and houses on unidentified street.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 5 x 4 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e026
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1515
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Dwellings--Michigan--Detroit
    Sidewalks--Michigan--Detroit
    Streets--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e026.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-04
    Fileform
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    Horse-drawn wagons on street near saloon
    Date
    unknown
    Description
    Two horse-drawn vehicles, on unidentified cobblestone street in front of saloon.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e025
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1514
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Cobblestone roads--Michigan--Detroit
    Horse-drawn vehicles--Michigan--Detroit
    Bars (Drinking establishments) --Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e025.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-04
    Fileform
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    Title
    Central Market
    Date
    c.1890
    Year
    1890
    Description
    View of the Central Market with the Soldiers' and Sailors' monument in front, a group of women, one with baby buggy, gather in foreground.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 4.75 x 3 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e024
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1513
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Marketplaces--Michigan--Detroit
    Women's clothing--Michigan--Detroit
    Soldiers' monuments--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e024.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-04
    Fileform
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    Title
    Hurd & Gray on Woodward Avenue
    Date
    c.1890
    Year
    1890
    Description
    Hurd & Gray and Business University on Woodward Avenue with a view of the street. Written in glass negative ledger, "Detroit streets, Wilcox."
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 5 x 4 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e023
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1512
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Drugstores--Michigan--Detroit
    College buildings--Michigan--Detroit
    Streets--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e023.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-04
    Fileform
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    Title
    Woodward Avenue
    Date
    unknown
    Description
    Street traffic and pedestrians in front of building on Woodward Avenue.
    Format
    1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in.
    Identifier
    EB02e022
    Relation
    BHC glass neg. no. 1511
    Source
    Reproduction of photograph from the Burton Historical Collection
    Subject
    Streets--Michigan--Detroit
    Commercial buildings--Michigan--Detroit
    Glass negatives
    Type
    image
    Filename
    EB02e022.tif
    Date Digitized
    2006-04
    Fileform
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