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Louis James Pesha

Posted July 24, 2012 by Brendan Roney

Floating grain elevators, like the HELENA, were used to ferry grain around the Great Lakes.

 

Documenting Detroit

Posted July 19, 2012 by DHSdigital
Soldiers in Michigan Central Station, taken by Robert W. Cleveland

 

Midnight Express

Posted July 13, 2012 by DHSdigital

With 300 wins and only seven losses in an illustrious short career, Sprinter Thomas Edward ‘Eddie’ Tolan, earned the nickname “Midnight Express.” Born in 1908, he moved with his family from Salt Lake City to Detroit in 1924 for better employment opportunities.

The Sports City

Posted July 9, 2012 by DHSdigital
Olympic Village

 

Trend Living

Posted July 5, 2012 by DHSdigital
Introducing Michigan Modern

 

Mysteries of the Archive

Posted June 18, 2012 by jackiezimmerman

“1 Horse taken by the Indians” “50 do. potatoes taken in my cellar by the American troops” These are just a sampling from an itemized bill of goods that Benoit Chapoton sent to the United States government in 1824. Unfortunately, it is not accompanied by any textual information. Who was Chapoton and why did he think the federal government was responsible for reimbursing him $471 (that’s over $11,000 in 2012 dollars)? Was he ever compensated? Another mystery is that the document is dated 1824, but according to the invoice everything was taken during the year of 1813.

Fire Buckets!

Posted June 15, 2012 by robindarling

In the course of processing the biographical file of prominent Detroit figure Shubael Conant (1783-1867), I discovered two of Conant’s fire buckets. So what’s the big deal about buckets? Well, in 1836 the city adopted a resolution that required each building to have one 2.5 gallon fire bucket for every stove or fireplace.

Say What?

Posted June 11, 2012 by Brendan Roney

With the opening of the Gallery of Innovation fast approaching, many of Detroit’s lesser known innovators will be spotlighted.  However, one name that might not mak

Homes of Tomorrow

Posted June 8, 2012 by DHSdigital

Fans of mid-century modern architecture will certainly appreciate these photographs from the Davis Hillmer Collection taken at J. L. Hudson’s Department Store.

Guide for the Groom-Elect

Posted February 14, 2012 by DHSdigital

My, how times have changed! Today we would be surprised to receive a valentine or a how-to guide for marriage from our local retail store, but that was just what Hickeys Men’s Department Store used to do.

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