TitleGildner Hotel Datec.1900 SubjectGildner Hotel (Grand Haven, Mich.) DescriptionPreviously known as the Kirby House, this hotel was known as the Gildner from 1900 to 1931. In 1965... View Details
TitleMagnetic Mineral Springs Date1880 SubjectMagnetic Mineral Springs and Sanitarium (Grand Haven, Mich.) DescriptionIn 1871 Willard C. Sheldon discovered mineral waters at a depth of 160 feet near the northwest corne... View Details
TitleCutler House Hotel Date1880 SubjectCutler House Hotel (Grand Haven, Mich.) DescriptionThis majestic five-story building, done in the Second Empire style, measured 125’ by 133â€... View Details
TitleCutler, Dwight I Date1881 SubjectCutler, Dwight, 1830-1901 DescriptionDwight Cutler was one of Grand Haven's premiere businessmen. By 1874 Cutler and Savidge had half a ... View Details
TitleCity Dock Date1925 SubjectHarbors -- Michigan -- Grand Haven DescriptionBlack and white photo showing the steamer Manistee leaving the Grand Haven City Dock. View Details
TitleGrand River Date1900 SubjectHarbors -- Michigan -- Grand Haven DescriptionBlack and white photo showing the entrance to the Grand River Channel at Grand Haven and the wooden ... View Details
TitleGrand River and North Shore Marina Date1960 SubjectNorth Shore Marina (Grand Haven, Mich.) DescriptionBlack and white aerial view of the Grand River and North Shore Marina in Grand Haven. View Details
TitleHarbor entrance Date1970 SubjectHarbors -- Michigan -- Grand Haven DescriptionBlack and white aerial view of the harbor entrance, looking to the northeast toward Spring Lake. Th... View Details
TitleHarbor entrance and State Park Date1990 SubjectHarbors -- Michigan -- Grand Haven DescriptionBlack and white aerial view of the State Park, Grand River Channel, and the cities of Grand Haven an... View Details
TitleWooden Pier Date1920 SubjectHarbors -- Michigan -- Grand Haven DescriptionBlack and white photo of a man in a straw hat fishing from the north side of the south pier at Grand... View Details
TitleGrand Haven Fire Department Date1897 SubjectFire departments -- Michigan -- Grand Haven DescriptionBlack and white photo of Grand Haven fire fighters along with horse-drawn fire wagon. The station w... View Details
TitleFirst Police Officers of Grand Haven Date1892 SubjectPolice -- Michigan -- Grand Haven DescriptionBlack and white photo of the first two uniformed police officers in Grand Haven. On the left is Are... View Details
TitleMasonic funeral Date1917 SubjectFreemasons -- Michigan -- Grand Haven DescriptionBlack and white photo of a Masonic funeral procession in Grand Haven. View Details
TitleGrand Haven High School Football Team Date1904 SubjectFootball teams -- Michigan -- Grand Haven DescriptionBlack and white photo of the 1904 Grand Haven High School Football Team. View Details
TitleView of Grand Haven Date1869 SubjectGrand Haven (Mich.) DescriptionThis black and white photo is one of the earliest views of Grand Haven from Dewey Hill. The train d... View Details
TitleDwight Cutler Residence through 1889 Date1887 SubjectCutler, Dwight, 1830-1901 DescriptionMayor and lumber baron Dwight Cutler had two homes located on Washington Avenue in Grand Haven. His... View Details
TitleDwight Cutler Residence post 1889 Date1890 SubjectCutler, Dwight, 1830-1901 DescriptionMayor and lumber baron Dwight Cutler's original home on this site was destroyed in the city fire of ... View Details
TitleHenry Griffin Residence Date1860 SubjectGriffin, Henry, 1807-1891 DescriptionMayor and sheriff Henry Griffin built his family home on Franklin Street in 1844. As late as 1908, ... View Details
TitleRobert W. Duncan Home Date1890 SubjectDuncan, Robert W., 1824-1903 DescriptionLawyer and mayor Robert Duncan and his wife Martha built this home in the 1890s on Lake Avenue in Gr... View Details
TitleThomas White Ferry Residence Date1865 SubjectFerry, Thomas White, 1826-1896 DescriptionSenator Thomas White Ferry lived in this home on Columbus Avenue in Grand Haven from the mid-1800s u... View Details
TitleWilliam H. Loutit Residence Date1955 SubjectLoutit, William H., 1866-1948 DescriptionThe home of Great Lakes sea captain William R. Loutit was built at the northwest corner of Washingto... View Details
TitleBoyden Mill Shipping Date1878 SubjectBoyden Mill (Grand Haven, Mich.) DescriptionThe former Ridell Mill was converted into a shingle mill by Charles Boyden. Three years later, Healy... View Details
TitleBoyden Shingle Mill Date1880 SubjectBoyden Mill (Grand Haven, Mich.) DescriptionLocated on the south side of the South Channel between Second and Third Streets, the mill had some 2... View Details
TitleCutler & Savidge Lumber Camp #2, Fistfight Date1894 SubjectCutler and Savidge Lumber Camp (Grand Haven, Mich.) DescriptionAt the time of this photograph, Cutler and Savidge had three camps supplying timber to mills in Gran... View Details
TitleCutler & Savidge Lumber Camp #3 Date1894 SubjectCutler and Savidge Lumber Camp (Grand Haven, Mich.) DescriptionThe Cutler and Savidge Lumber Company had three lumber camps in 1894, cutting timber to supply its m... View Details
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