From the Collection

Walker & Company

Posted November 19, 2013 by DHSdigital
c. 1940, Walker & Co. headquarters at 88 Custer Street

 

Lost Airports III

Posted November 13, 2013 by DHSdigital
1959, Smith Terminal and American Airlines Airfreight terminal.

 

Lost Airports II

Posted November 7, 2013 by DHSdigital
1959, Willow Run passenger terminal. To the right is a display for Chrysler cars.

 

Lost Airports

Posted November 1, 2013 by DHSdigital

There is a long and illustrious history of aviation in the Detroit area, but many of the early airports and airport buildings have all but disappeared, being replaced by new buildings completely redeveloped.

c. 1930

 

Hudson's Halloween

Posted October 31, 2013 by DHSdigital

A Happy Hudson’s Halloween to you all! These photos show some of the festive holiday decorations that were once on display at the J.L. Hudson Company Department Store in downtown Detroit.

Our Flag

Posted October 17, 2013 by Brendan Roney

Detroit’s seldom-seen official flag seems to have gained more traction recently. Once almost completely relegated to government buildings, it now can be spotted on stickers, draped on the backs of attendees at outdoor festivals, and in miniature form at the Detroit Historical Museum gift shop. This gradual warming toward the flag mirrors its history. Detroit was without a flag for 206 years, and after David Emil Heineman finally remedied this in 1907, it took the city another forty-one years to adopt it officially.

"Hello, My Baby!"

Posted October 8, 2013 by DHSdigital

First, watch this amazing video. Did you notice that the setting for the 1958 student film is none other than our own Streets of Old Detroit exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum?

Up, Up and Away

Posted September 30, 2013 by DHSdigital
The Piccard Gondola.

 

A Great Detroiter: Thomas E. Clark (1868-1962)

Posted September 18, 2013 by Elizabeth Zerwekh

Who was called the “Wireless Wizard” by the Port Huron Sunday news in 1909? Who worked with Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Charles Steinmetz, and was an informal student of Nikola Tesla? Who was the consulting engineer when one of the first commercial broadcast stations (WWJ) came on the air? Who was the first to equip steamships on the Great Lakes with wireless and place stations at strategic locations on shore to communicate with them? Why, it must be Thomas E.

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