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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.

You Are Being Watched

Posted September 12, 2013 by DHSdigital
Control Center in the 1960s.

 

Brain Teasing Buildings

Posted September 6, 2013 by DHSdigital
1957, ornate cornice of the Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. Building in the background.

 

"There’s a Museum in your future"

Posted August 26, 2013 by DHSdigital

Now that you have learned about the construction of the Detroit Historical Museum, have you wondered what was there prior to our building? Well . . . it was a billboard, but at least it was an interesting billboard.

The Model Museum

Posted August 20, 2013 by DHSdigital

You may notice this model looks familiar. It is, of course, the Detroit Historical Museum. But if you have been to the museum, you’ll notice that this model is not quite the same as today’s museum. This model represents the original vision for the site, which extended along W. Kirby Street all the way from Woodward Avenue to Cass Avenue.

The Other Half of the Story

Posted August 14, 2013 by DHSdigital
Mayor Jerome Cavanagh receives Stanley S. Kresge’s pledge.

 

Vernors Modern

Posted August 8, 2013 by DHSdigital
Today’s diners at the Whitney might have found it strange to be next to a giant neon sign, c. 1955

 

Vernor’s Ginger Ale

Posted August 2, 2013 by Eric Dalton
Delivery wagon, c. 1909

 

Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover

Posted July 29, 2013 by DHSdigital

This unassuming book is one our most interesting new acquisitions.

Edgar Yaeger, Modernist Master

Posted July 23, 2013 by Katelyn Jedro

There are many honors an artist can receive in his or her lifetime; awards, acclaim, a spot on a museum wall. For some though, it is enough to be honored by one of your peers, especially if that peer happens to be Henri Matisse. Edgar Yaeger, who now is an acclaimed 20th century master in the modernist style, had humble beginnings as the son of a shoe store owner in his hometown of Detroit.

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