TitleBaker, Lila Oral History Date1983 SubjectBusinesses - Monroe(county), Michigan DescriptionRecorded oral history of Lila Baker and her recollections of Monroe County, Michigan. View Details
TitleS.S. City of Milwaukee Datec. 1850 SubjectS.S. City of Milwaukee (Ship) DescriptionSepia photograph of the S.S. City of Milwaukee near the mouth of the Grand River, Grand Haven Harbor... View Details
TitleSteamer Fanny M. Rose Datec. 1896 SubjectFanny M. Rose (Ship) DescriptionThe Fanny M. Rose was built by the Grand Haven Shipbuilding Company and began service in 1893. She w... View Details
TitleWooden building on edge of lake Date1880-1900 SubjectWooden-frame buildings DescriptionPhotograph of a wooden building on the edge of a lake in the Upper Peninsula. View Details
TitleCleveland Cliffs road Date1880-1900 SubjectRoads, Earth DescriptionPhotograph of a road used by the Cleveland Cliffs mining company along a small lake. A log fence sep... View Details
TitleDeer Date1880-1900 SubjectDeer DescriptionPhotograph of a deer with a wooden fence in the background. View Details
TitleWood pile and rock formation Date1880-1900 SubjectFuelwood DescriptionPhotograph of a yard with a large pile of firewood and wagons. View Details
TitleLog barn Date1880-1900 SubjectBarns DescriptionPhotograph of a wooden barn in a farm-like setting. View Details
TitleSawmill building Date1880-1900 SubjectLumbering DescriptionPhotograph of a lumbering building. View Details
TitleMen outdoors with woodstove Date1880-1900 SubjectStoves, Wood DescriptionPhotograph of men smoking pipes and cooking over an outdoor wood stove near a wooden building. View Details
TitleHall homestead, Negaunee Date1880-1900 SubjectDwellings DescriptionPhotograph of the Hall's home, located in Negaunee, Michigan. A woman and child appear in the photo ... View Details
TitleRoom with fireplace Date1880-1900 SubjectLiving rooms DescriptionPhotograph of a living room with chairs, fireplace, and decorated mantel. View Details
TitleMan with baby Date1880-1900 SubjectPortraits DescriptionPhotograph of a man sitting in a rocking chair outdoors with a baby on his lap. View Details
TitleWoman with child Date1880-1900 SubjectPortraits DescriptionPhotograph of a woman sitting in a rocking chair on a porch with a boy in her lap. View Details
TitleChild with coat and hat Date1880-1900 SubjectPortraits DescriptionPhotograph of a child wearing an overcoat and hat and standing in front of a door. View Details
TitleChild wearing tam Date1880-1900 SubjectPortraits DescriptionPhotograph of a child wearing a tam and short pants and standing outdoors. View Details
TitleChild with dog Date1880-1900 SubjectPortraits DescriptionPhotograph of a child wearing a tam and sitting with a dog on a porch. View Details
TitleWooden building on shore of lake Date1880-1900 SubjectShorelines DescriptionPhotograph of a wooden building on the shore of a lake in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. View Details
TitleFerryboat Date1880-1900 SubjectFerries DescriptionPhotograph of a group of people on a ferryboat. View Details
TitleAxford House DateJuly 24. 1901 SubjectAxford House DescriptionPhoto of the residents of the Axford house, later known as the Kearsley House at the corner of Kearl... View Details
TitleFlushing Road:East of New Calvary Cemetery DateAug 4, 1901 SubjectRoad-Flushing DescriptionB&W photo of Flushing road east of the New Calvary Cemetery.
Fred Tiedman is standing in corner of ... View Details
TitleFlint's new Post Office Date1908 SubjectPost Office:Flint DescriptionB&W photo of the new post office built in Flint in 1905.
Located on the corner of Harrison and Kear... View Details
TitleFlint Baseball Team Date1908 SubjectSports:baseball DescriptionB&W photo of the Flint Base Ball Team taken at the Athletic Park in Flint. George McKinley was their... View Details
TitleJean Baptiste Parrisien Date1900 SubjectParrisien, Jean Baptiste, 1812-1912 DescriptionJean Baptiste Parrisien, 1812-1912, a voyageur, arrived in Grand Haven with Louis Campau and Richard... View Details
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