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Backus Family portrait
TitleBackus Family portrait
DateUnknown
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Backus Family
DescriptionBackus family studio portrait, father, mother and 6 children. The Backus family owned a car wash on ...
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Backus Auto Wash sign
TitleBackus Auto Wash sign
Date2000
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Businesses
DescriptionSign reading
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Emin Backus with chicken feed bucket
TitleEmin Backus with chicken feed bucket
Date1940-1949
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Backus Farm
DescriptionEmin Backus (1890 - 1969) feeding chickens and ducks on Backus Farm, 7447 17 Mile Rd., west of Van D...
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Emin Backus feeds the chickens
TitleEmin Backus feeds the chickens
Date1940-1949
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Backus Farm
DescriptionEmin Backus walks among chickens in farmyard, 7447 17 Mile Rd., west of Van Dyke.
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