TitleRobert Stuart Date1835 SubjectStuart, Robert, 1785-1848 DescriptionIn 1810, along with John Jacob Astor, Robert Stuart organized the Pacific Fur Company. Stuart suppl... View Details
TitleNathaniel Volney Slayton Date1875 SubjectSlayton, Nathaniel Volney, 1838-1889 DescriptionIn 1873, Nathaniel Volney Slayton opened a grocery store in the Cutler House block. He was one of t... View Details
TitleEdward Payson Ferry Date1877 SubjectFerry, Edward Payson, 1837-1917 DescriptionEdward Ferry was the son of William Montague and Amanda White Ferry. He engaged in lumbering, acqui... View Details
TitlePierre C. Duvernay Date1834 SubjectDuvernay, Pierre C., 1790-1862 DescriptionDuvernay, a French-Canadian, accompanied Ferry on his journey from Detroit to Grand Haven. They arr... View Details
TitleWilliam Montague Ferry Date1858 SubjectFerry, William Montague, 1796-1867 DescriptionReverend Ferry had been a missionary on Mackinac Island, who in the summer of 1834, made a circuit o... View Details
TitleInterview with Michigan Supreme Court Justice John W. Fitzgerald Date1991 SubjectMichigan Supreme Court DescriptionInterview conducted by Roger F. Lane for the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society. Justice Fit... View Details
TitleColpaert, Raymond M. Oral History Date1985 SubjectNewton Steel Strike - Monroe(county), Michigan DescriptionRecorded oral history of Raymond Colpaert and his recollections of life in Monroe County, Michigan d... View Details
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 32 Date1976 SubjectBloomfield Township (Mich.) -- History DescriptionSUPERVISOR HOMER CASE TALKS
ABOUT HIS TOWNSHIP
"It's rather a pleasure to reminisce over the twenty ... View Details
TitleChevrolet Avenue, 3:30 pm, Flint, Mich. Date1938-1940 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Flint--History Description6.25x9.5 black and white photograph of workers walking outside of a Chevrolet factory. View Details
TitleFlint Wagon Works which became a Chevrolet factory Date1912 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Flint--History Description8x10 black and white photograph of the Flint Wagon Works which became a Chevrolet factory. View Details
TitleTrip through the Liberty Motor Car Company factory Date1916 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History Description7.75x10.25 scrapbook page with two black and white sepia-toned photographs mounted on it, one 3.5x4.... View Details
TitleLiberty Motor Car Company assembly line Date1916 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History Description3.75x5.75 black and white sepia-toned photograph mounted on a scrapbook page showing the assembly li... View Details
TitleLiberty Motor Car Company back yard Date1916 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History Description3.75x5.75 black and white sepia-toned photograph mounted on a scrapbook page showing the back yard o... View Details
TitleLiberty Motor Car Company block test interior Date1916 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History Description3.75x5.75 black and white sepia-toned photograph mounted on a scrapbook page showing the interior of... View Details
TitleLiberty Motor Car Company riveting room interior Date1916 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History Description3.75x5.75 black and white sepia-toned photograph mounted on a scrapbook page showing the interior of... View Details
TitleLiberty Motor Car Company motor and transmission assembly interior Date1916 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History Description3.75x5.75 black and white sepia-toned photograph mounted on a scrapbook page showing the interior of... View Details
TitleLiberty Motor Car Company paint shop interior Date1916 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History Description3.75x5.75 black and white sepia-toned photograph mounted on a scrapbook page showing the interior of... View Details
TitleChalmers Motor Company Jefferson Avenue factory Date1913 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History Description8x10 black and white photograph of an illustration of the Chalmers Motor Company Jefferson Avenue fa... View Details
TitleChalmers Motor Company Oakland Avenue factory Date1913 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History Description8x10 black and white photograph of an illustration of the Chalmers Motor Company Oakland Avenue fact... View Details
TitleCadillac Motor Car Company advertisement c. 1902 Datec.1902 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History Description8x10 black and white photograph of an advertisement for Cadillac, with four drawings of the Cadillac... View Details
TitleCadillac Motor Car Company advertisement 1908 Date1908 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History Description8x10 black and white photograph of an advertisement for Cadillac, with two drawings of the Cadillac ... View Details
TitleBasic Cost of Program $2.6 Million Date1969-11-03 SubjectHospital Planning DescriptionNewspaper article. View Details
TitleHupp Motor Car Company workers Datec.1911 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History Description5x7 black and white sepia-toned photograph mounted on 8x10 gray matt board showing group of men pose... View Details
TitleChalmers Motor Company factory with group in front Date1911 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History Description4.5x6.5 black and white photograph of the Chalmers Motor Company factory exterior showing a large gr... View Details
TitleHupp Motor Car Company agents at the factory Datec.1913 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History Description4.5x6.5 black and white photograph of Hupp Motor Car Company agents standing next to factory. View Details
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