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Art work of Genesee and Shiawassee Counties
TitleArt work of Genesee and Shiawassee Counties
Date1894
SubjectArchitecture--Michigan--Genesee County
DescriptionEarly history of Genesee and Shiawassee Counties,
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Challenge Corn Planter Works, View to North
TitleChallenge Corn Planter Works, View to North
Date1894
SubjectChallenge Corn Planter Works
DescriptionBlack and white photo of Challenge Corn Planter Works, located between Seventh and Monroe Streets on...
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Challenge Corn Planter Works, View to South
TitleChallenge Corn Planter Works, View to South
Date1894
SubjectChallenge Corn Planter Works
DescriptionBlack and white photo of Challenge Corn Planter Works, located between Seventh and Monroe Streets on...
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Flint Wagon Works
TitleFlint Wagon Works
Date1908
SubjectCarriage Industry
DescriptionB&W photo of the Flint Wagon Works on W. Kearsley in Flint. The company was the first incorporated ...
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Hupp Motor Car Company workers
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...
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Interior of Dodge Brothers Company factory
TitleInterior of Dodge Brothers Company factory
Date1919
SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History
Description8x10 black and white photograph of the interior of a Dodge Brothers Company factory showing men work...
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Interior of Dodge Brothers Company factory
TitleInterior of Dodge Brothers Company factory
Date1919
SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History
Description8x10 black and white photograph of the interior of a Dodge Brothers Company factory showing men pose...
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Hudson Motor Car Company factory
TitleHudson Motor Car Company factory
Date1917
SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History
Description7.5x9.5 black and white photograph of factory interior with men working on automobile roofs.
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Hudson Motor Car Company factory
TitleHudson Motor Car Company factory
Date1917
SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History
Description7.5x9.5 black and white photograph of factory interior with men working on automobile bodies.
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Hudson Motor Car Company office
TitleHudson Motor Car Company office
Date1910
SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History
Description7.75x9.25 black and white photograph of office interior with office workers at desks.
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Cadillac Motor Car Company factory overhead pulleys
TitleCadillac Motor Car Company factory overhead pulleys
Date1902
SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History
Description8x10 black and white photograph of factory interior with men seated by work stations with overhead p...
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Cadillac Motor Car Company foundry
TitleCadillac Motor Car Company foundry
Date1906
SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History
Description8x10 black and white photograph of men posed in a factory interior, image includes typewritten phras...
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Men at work in Cadillac Motor Car Company factory
TitleMen at work in Cadillac Motor Car Company factory
Date1902-1903
SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History
Description8x10 black and white photograph of men in a factory.
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Cadillac Motor Car sheet metal radiator assembling department
TitleCadillac Motor Car sheet metal radiator assembling department
Date1912
SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History
Description8x10 black and white photograph of men posed with radiators outside of a factory, image inscribed "S...
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Cadillac Motor Car Company sheet metal gasoline tanks
TitleCadillac Motor Car Company sheet metal gasoline tanks
Date1912
SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History
Description8x10 black and white photograph of men posed in a factory, image inscribed "Sheet Metal- Gasoline Ta...
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Cadillac Motor Car Company radiator finishing department
TitleCadillac Motor Car Company radiator finishing department
Date1912
SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History
Description8x10 black and white photograph of men posed in a factory, image inscribed "Radiator Finishing- L&F ...
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Part 04: Rapid industrial development/working conditions (RealPlayer version)
TitlePart 04: Rapid industrial development/working conditions (RealPlayer version)
Date1973
SubjectAutomotive industry -- Michigan -- Hamtramck.
DescriptionBeatrice Kobe Adamski, Hamtramck Public Library Director and Michigan Librarian of the Year, shares ...
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Challenge Corn Planter Works Employees
TitleChallenge Corn Planter Works Employees
Date1897
SubjectChallenge Corn Planter Works (Grand Haven, Mich.)
DescriptionSince 1883, the Challenge Corn Planter Company manufactured corn planting machines and refrigerators...
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Dr. James Munson was a Medical Pioneer
TitleDr. James Munson was a Medical Pioneer
Date1990-09-29
SubjectPeople of distinction
DescriptionNewspaper article with a black and white photograph of Dr. James Decker Munson.
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Kellogg Foundation Approves $360,000 Grant for Munson Hospital Expansion
TitleKellogg Foundation Approves $360,000 Grant for Munson Hospital Expansion
Date1958-02-05
SubjectPhilanthropy
DescriptionText of article in two parts.
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Select Their Cards
TitleSelect Their Cards
Date1952
SubjectFundraising
DescriptionNewspaper photograph showing workers gathering to select the pledge cards of prospects at the Centra...
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Interior of the Cycle Shop in Iron Mountain
TitleInterior of the Cycle Shop in Iron Mountain
Date1927
SubjectMotorcycle workshops
DescriptionPhotograph of William Rhodes, left, who ran The Cycle Shop at 109 East Brown Street in Iron Mountain...
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Iron Mountain city workers ""boxing in"" the mine creek on West Hughitt Street
TitleIron Mountain city workers ""boxing in"" the mine creek on West Hughitt Street
Date1891
SubjectConstruction workers
DescriptionPhotograph of an unidentified Iron Mountain city crew boxing in the mine creek which ran along the s...
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Buick workers going home
TitleBuick workers going home
Date1938-1940
SubjectAutomobile industry workers--Michigan--Flint
Description7x9.5 black and white photograph of automobile factory workers seated in bus.
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Trailer camp, home of automobile worker in Flint
TitleTrailer camp, home of automobile worker in Flint
Date1938-1940
SubjectAutomobile industry workers--Michigan--Flint
Description7x9.5 black and white photograph of automobile factory worker for Chevrolet outside of trailer home ...
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