Wise Family Papers
The Wise Family Papers document an African American family living in Detroit, Michigan in the late 19th and 20th centuries primarily through images contained in over 100 photographic prints.
Biographical / Historical Note
Little is known about the Wise family except that they were an African American family living in Detroit, Michigan in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Dorothy “Dotty” Wise is listed as a dancing teacher, with residence on Lambert Ave., in the 1930-1931 Polk’s Detroit City Directory. Materials in the collection indicate that the family had relatives living elsewhere in Michigan, Ohio and possibly Louisiana.
Scope and Content Note
The Wise Family Papers (0.5 cubic ft.) consist primarily of approximately 115 photographic prints and snapshots dating from the 19th and 20th centuries of family activities including graduations, confirmations, and weddings; images of families in front...
MoreThe Wise Family Papers (0.5 cubic ft.) consist primarily of approximately 115 photographic prints and snapshots dating from the 19th and 20th centuries of family activities including graduations, confirmations, and weddings; images of families in front of their homes, with their automobiles, and on vacation; individual and group portraits; and dancers and dance recitals. One portrait shows a man in what appears to be a priest’s cassock and is possibly an Ordination portrait.
The papers also include a Certificate of Admission to St. Mary’s Mission Sunday School of Detroit, dated January 17, 1886, and a newspaper clipping about a Catholic school dance program performed by Dotty Wise's students in 1930.
LessCollection Details
Object ID: 94.99.0
Creator: Wise family
Inclusive Dates: 1875-1955
Size: 0.5 cubic ft. (1 box)
Language: English
Collection Access & Use
Item Location: Not Currently On Exhibit
Access Restrictions: The collection is open for research.
Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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Infant Sitting in a Wicker Chair, circa 1935
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1935
Creators
Place of Creation
Keywords
Object ID
94.99.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
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Infant Sitting in a Wicker Chair, circa 1935
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Roman Catholic Priest, circa 1935
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1935
Creators
Keywords
Object ID
94.99.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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Roman Catholic Priest, circa 1935
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Young Man Wearing a Striped Vest, circa 1910
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1910
Creators
Place of Creation
Object ID
94.99.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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Young Man Wearing a Striped Vest, circa 1910
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Woman Driving Chevrolet Touring Car, circa 1930
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Photographic print
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Object ID
94.99.13.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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Woman Driving Chevrolet Touring Car, circa 1930
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Gertrude and Betty M. Lyons, July 24, 1948
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
24 July 1948
Creators
Object ID
94.99.15
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Location
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Gertrude and Betty M. Lyons, July 24, 1948
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Man with Boy and Girl, circa 1905
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Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1905
Creators
Keywords
Object ID
94.99.14
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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Man with Boy and Girl, circa 1905
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Woman Holding a Bouquet of Flowers, circa 1930
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1930
Creators
Object ID
94.99.13.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Location
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Woman Holding a Bouquet of Flowers, circa 1930
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Man Standing in a Workshop, circa 1925
Artifact
Photographic print
Creators
Object ID
94.99.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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Man Standing in a Workshop, circa 1925
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Woman Standing in Front of Mountains, circa 1930
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Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1930
Creators
Object ID
94.99.13.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Location
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Woman Standing in Front of Mountains, circa 1930
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