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TitleVan den Broucks with truckload of spinach
Datec. 1944
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Van den Brouck Family
DescriptionVan den Brouck siblings, Norm (1926 - 2001), Butch (Clarence?), Harvey (1923 - ?), Donna (1937 - ), ...
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TitleHacker Family Reunion
Datec. 1918
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Hacker family
Description52 people of Hacker family posed in front of Hacker home on 16 Mile Road between Ryan Road and Mound...
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TitleBloomfield Blossoms: Book cover
Dateunknown
SubjectKirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.)
DescriptionColor photograph of blooming tree branches and Kirk in the Hills (church) from cover of 'Bloomfield ...
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TitleNorthland Limited, near Petoskey, Michigan
Datec. 1905
SubjectRailroads -- trains
DescriptionHandcolored postcard of The Northland Limited rounding the bend of the Little Travese Bay near Petos...
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TitlePere Marquette Depot and Park, Petoskey, Michigan
Datec. 1899
SubjectRailroads -- trains
DescriptionHandcolored postcard of the Pere Marquette Depot and park, Petoskey, Michigan, with several hotels v...
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TitlePennsylvania Station, Petoskey, Michigan
Datec. 1920
SubjectRailroads -- trains
DescriptionHandcolored postcard of Pennsylvania Station, Petoskey, Michigan, from the park, ca. 1920.
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TitleG.R. & I. Suburban Station, Petoskey, Michigan
Datec. 1900
SubjectRailroads -- trains
DescriptionBlack and white postcard of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Suburban Station, with a large crowd of men...
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TitleSuburban Station, G.R. & I. Railway, Petoskey, Michigan
Date1906
SubjectRailroads -- trains
DescriptionHandcolored postcard of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway Suburban Station, showing two trains, p...
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TitleMain Station, G.R. & I. Railway, Petoskey, Michigan
Datec. 1905
SubjectRailroads -- trains
DescriptionHandcolored postcard of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway Main Station, Petoskey, Michigan, showi...
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TitleG.R. & I. Railway Station, Bay View, Michigan
Date1906
SubjectRailroads -- trains
DescriptionHandcolored postcard of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway Station, Bay View, Michigan, showing th...
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TitleG. R. & I. Station, Bay View, Michigan
Datec. 1920
SubjectRailroads -- trains
DescriptionHandcolored postcard of the south side of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway Station, Bay View, Mi...
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TitlePere Marquette Depot on the Beach, Petoskey, Michigan
Datec. 1920
SubjectRailroads -- trains
DescriptionHandcolored postcard of the Pere Marquette Depot, Petoskey, Michigan, as seen from Little Traverse B...
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TitlePart 07: Influence of the church (RealPlayer version)
Date1973
SubjectSt. Florian Mission (Hamtramck, Mich.) -- History -- 20th century.
DescriptionMrs. Iris Page Butler, an African-American, known as "Hamtramck's Angel of Mercy," Health Department...
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TitlePart 12: Clubs,social and cultural organizations (RealPlayer version)
Date1973
SubjectClubs -- Michigan -- Hamtramck.
DescriptionJoseph A. Lewandowski, mayor (1934-36) and municipal judge, remembers how the early Poles built thei...
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Title1877 ReSurvey
Date1877
SubjectReSurvey of Gladwin County
DescriptionReSurvey of Gladwin County completed in 1877.
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TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 008-009
Date1976
SubjectBloomfield Blossoms
DescriptionBLOOMFIELD REDISCOVERED The census of 1830 showed about 30 families living within the Township's 3...
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TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 010-011
Date1976
SubjectArchitecture, Domestic -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Townshp
DescriptionTHE RISING, THE IMPORTANT, THE FAMOUS Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Hills and Birmingham run a...
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TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 012-013
Date1976
SubjectArchitecture, Domestic -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Township
DescriptionTWO GOVERNORS, SENATORS, A CABINET MEMBER In 1846, the Michigan State Legislature decided to look ...
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TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 014-015
Date1976
SubjectArchitecture, Domestic -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Township
DescriptionPOLITICAL ACTIVITY ON ALL LEVELS Charles Erwin Wilson was called C. E. when he was serving as pres...
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TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 016-017
Date1976
SubjectArchitecture, Domestic -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Township
DescriptionGIANTS OF INDUSTRY CHOOSE BLOOMFIELD FOR THEIR HOMES Up until about 1960, most of the rising and t...
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TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 018-019
Date1976
SubjectArchitecture, Domestic -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Township
DescriptionPROFESSIONAL PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ATTRACTED TO BLOOMFIELD In the 1820s, when the first settlers...
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TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 026-027
Date1976
SubjectArchitects -- United States
DescriptionWORLD FAMOUS ARCHITECTS DESIGN BLOOMFIELD'S HOMES Many architects renowned allover the world for t...
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TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 028-029
Date1976
SubjectWright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
DescriptionTWO FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HOUSES Frank Lloyd Wright designed two houses in Bloomfield. The Melvyn Max...
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TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 030-031
Date1976
SubjectIce storms -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Township
DescriptionBLOOMFIELD'S CLIMATE, AND A BICENTENNIAL ICE STORM The climate of our area, as the climate of all ...
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TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 052-053
Date1976
SubjectFish, Fannie
DescriptionAMERICAN INDIAN INHABITANTS Fannie Fish, in 1888, presented a paper before the Oakland County Pion...
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