Digital Collection
2012.045.248

Handbill

Handbill advertising Clark's Riverside Mineral Springs Bath House at West Fort Street and Clark Avenue. The recto includes an illustration of the establishment done by the Van Leyen Company of Detroit, a brief list of ailments the baths can soothe, an analysis of the minerals in the water, prices, and the names of the proprietor, A.S. Clark, and the manager, Robert Irwin. The verso includes a list of runners and times for a two mile steeplechase, an illustration of a woman in a dress and large hat, an advertisement for Farrand, Williams, and Clark Wholesale Druggists at 32-33 Woodward Avenue, and an advertisement for Cafe Swan at 89 Woodward Avenue. "C. 10-1-1890," is handwritten in pen at the lower left corner of the recto.

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