TitleLouise Arft and Charles Ahrens, wedding portrait Date1885-5 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens Family DescriptionFull length studio portrait of Louise Arft (1866 - 1951) and Charles Ahrens (1857 - 1943). Louise we... View Details
TitleCharles and Louise Ahrens and family, outdoors Datec. 1905 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens Family DescriptionFamily poses outdoors. A building is behind them in the distance. Taken in winter or early spring. F... View Details
TitleRuth Ahrens Sochowski with chicks and hen Date1938 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens Family DescriptionRuth Ahrens (Sochowski) (1920-2002) outside her house showing a bushel basket full of chicks, with h... View Details
TitleAhrens Farmhouse 1918 Date1918 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens Family DescriptionFarmhouse located on the south side of Clinton River Rd., just west of Hayes Rd. Four people stand i... View Details
TitleClinton River fishing party Date1910 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Clinton River DescriptionA group of 8 men, formally dressed, on a fishing trip off the bank of the Clinton River. Shows fishi... View Details
TitleClinton River Fishing Party with Net Date1910 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Clinton River Description7 men and a boy pose on bank of the Clinton River with raised net and a skiff in the foreground. View Details
TitleClinton River Fishing Party with Fish and Beer Date1910 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Clinton River Description6 formally dressed businessmen with Otto Ahrens (1890 - 1969) and his father, Charles Ahrens (1857 -... View Details
TitleAhrens Homestead Date1889 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens Family DescriptionAhrens family home, located on the south side of Clinton River Rd., just west of Hayes Rd. Charles A... View Details
TitleDressing Hogs on Ahrens Farm Date1900 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens family Description4 unidentified men stand outdoors in farmyard with 2 dressed hogs suspended from a tree. Outbuilding... View Details
TitleEleanor Zienert and Otto Ahrens Date1915 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens Family DescriptionEleanor Zienert (1893-1993) and Otto Ahrens (1890 - 1969) stand together outdoors in wedding attire.... View Details
TitleAhrens wedding group Date1915 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens Family DescriptionEleanor Zienert (1893-1993), bride, and Otto Ahrens (1890 - 1969), groom, flanked by Amanda Zienert,... View Details
TitleArthur Sieger in front of Ahrens homestead with horse and buggy Date1911 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens family DescriptionArthur Sieger in front of Ahrens homestead with horse and buggy. View Details
TitleAhrens Family Hauling Wheat Date1915 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens Farm DescriptionCharles Ahrens (1857- 1943) and son, Albert (1902-1990)? and unidentified family members on top of w... View Details
TitleSilo Filling Date1920 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Ahrens Farm DescriptionShows tractor and belt apparatus leading to silo and barn on Ahrens farm. View Details
TitleMuscovy Ducks on Ahrens roof Date1935 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Ahrens Farm Description4 Muscovy ducks line up on roof on lean-to extension on Ahrens home. View Details
TitleOutdoor Pump on Ahrens Farm Date1940-1949 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Ahrens Farm DescriptionOutdoor water pump on Ahrens farm showing farm outbuildings and the backs of 3 young girls in backgr... View Details
TitleMartha Ahrens (Sieger) and Otto Ahrens Datec.1892 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens Family DescriptionStudio portrait of Martha Ahrens (Sieger) (b. 1886) and Otto Ahrens (1890 - 1969). Children of Charl... View Details
TitleOld straw stack with children Date1954 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Ahrens Farm DescriptionJoyce, Terry, and Dennis Pozehl on Ahrens farm standing in front of a huge stack of straw. View Details
TitleMuddy Clinton River Road Date1950-1-26 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens Family DescriptionMan on tractor drives on muddy Clinton River Road showing farm fields with hay stacks in background.... View Details
TitleAhrens smokehouse in winter Date1940-1949 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Ahrens Farm DescriptionSnow covered scene showing smokehouse, shed, and wheeled milk cart. View Details
TitleWedding portrait of Rose Lietz and Albert Ahrens Datec.1926 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens Family DescriptionStudio portrait of Rose Lietz Ahrens (1901 - ?) and Albert Ahrens (1902 - 1990). Albert wears a dark... View Details
TitleEleanor Ahrens Datec.1936 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens Family DescriptionStudio portrait of Eleanor Ahrens (b. c. 1922), commemorating her Confirmation. She is wearing a whi... View Details
TitleSophia Ahrens and Ernest Boldt, wedding portrait Date1885-4 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens Family DescriptionStudio full length portrait. Sophia wears a dark dress, white veil, and flowers. Ernest is seated, w... View Details
TitleOtto Ahrens and Carl Ahrens Datec.1910 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens Family DescriptionSummer outdoor photograph of brothers Otto Ahrens (1890 - 1969), seated on a wooden bench, and Carl ... View Details
TitleAhrens homestead and family Datec.1908 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Ahrens Family DescriptionAhrens farmhouse, Clinton River Rd., west of Hayes Rd. Family lines up in front. From left: First th... View Details
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