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Grand Rapids - Kent County Courthouse
Color postcard from circa 1907-1913 of the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The courthouse was built in 1891 (officially opened in 1892), and was demolished in 1969. The postcard erroneously labels this building as the city hall.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Kent County Courthouse (Grand Rapids, Mich.); buildings; courthouses; postcards
Main Streets

Palmer, Alonzo and McKnight, James
Portrait of Alonzo Palmer and James McKnight, seated, of the Sixteenth Michigan Infantry, 1861-1865. Palmer, Alonzo J. Drafted March 15, 1865, for 1 year, from Byron, Kent County, age 30. Mustered March 27, 1865. Assigned to company I,...
Palmer, Alonzo ;Alonzo Palmer; McKnight, James ;James McKnight; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Sixteenth Michigan Infantry ;16th Michigan Infantry; First Michigan Colored Infantry ;1st Michigan Colored Infantry; first...
Civil War Photographs

Alaska - "Village of Alaska in 1878"
Black and white postcard depicting the village of Alaska, Michigan in 1878. Alaska was an unicorporated community within Caledonia Township, established in 1855 as Brownsville, changed a few days later to North Brownsville, and renamed Alaska in...
Alaska (Mich.); Caledonia Township (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); aerial views; cityscapes; postcards
Main Streets

Ada - "Cascade St., Ada, Mich."
Black and white photograph depicting Cascade Street in Ada (Mich.), from approximately 1907.
Ada (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Cascade Street (Ada, Mich.); street scenes; carriages and coaches; buildings
Main Streets

Caledonia Station - "Bergy Brothers General Store, 1876"
Black and white postcard depicting the Bergy Brothers General Store in Caldonia Station, Michigan, as it appeared in 1876.
Caledonia Station (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Bergy Brothers General Store (Caledonia Station, Mich.); storefronts; buildings; postcards; stores; dry goods stores; grocery stores;
Main Streets

Caledonia - David Kinsey Home
Black and white reproduction postcard depicting an image from approximately 1880 of the David Kinsey Home, located on 100th Street in Caledonia, Michigan. David Kinsey, the founder of Caledonia, built this home around 1872.
Caledonia (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); dwellings; windmills; postcards
Main Streets

Caledonia - View of Caledonia and railroad station
Black and white reproduction postcard depicting an image from about 1885 of the town of Caledonia, Michigan and the Caledonia Station and train tracks. Men and children can be seen standing on the railcars in the foreground.
Caledonia (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); aerial views; cityscapes; buildings; railroad stations; railroad buildings; railroads; railroad cars; postcards
Main Streets

Caledonia - "Business Street, Caledonia, Mich."
Black and white postcard from approximately 1926 depicting a scene (from the late 1910s) of Main Street in Caledonia, Michigan.
Caledonia (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Main Street (Caledonia, Mich.); street scenes; storefronts; automobiles; postcards
Main Streets

Caledonia - Caledonia Hotel
Black and white reproduction postcard depicting an image from circa 1900-1910 of the Caledonia Hotel in Caledonia, Michigan. From the back of the postcard: "Built in the early 1880's by Lewis Spaulding and called the Spaulding House. Rates in 1906...
Caledonia (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Caledonia Hotel (Caledonia, Mich.); hotels; postcards
Main Streets

Cedar Springs - Main Street looking south
Black and white postcard from circa 1940-1949 of Main Street in Cedar Springs, Michigan, looking south from Cherry Street. The building on the corner on the right is the Cedar Springs State Bank (now a branch of a national bank), built in 1923.
Cedar Springs (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Main Street (Cedar Springs, Mich.); Cherry Street (Cedar Springs, Mich.); Cedar Springs State Bank (Cedar Springs, Mich.); street scenes; storefronts; banks; automobiles; postcards
Main Streets

Cedar Spring - "Cedar Springs, Mich., 30 years ago"
Black and white postcard from approximately 1916 depicting a street scene in Cedar Springs, Michigan, "30 years ago" (circa 1875-1885).
Cedar Springs (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); street scenes; postcards
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - St. Adalbert Basilica
Black and white photograph from circa 1987-1988 of the St. Adalbert Basilica in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Construction on the basilica was started in 1907, and finished in 1913.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); St. Adalbert Church (Grand Rapids, Mich.); church buildings; buildings; J. William Gorski Collection
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - Old St. Adalbert Church
Black and white photograph from circa 1987-1988 showing the old St. Adalbert church building in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Built in 1881, when St. Adelbert finished the large basilica in 1913, the old church was moved via horse-drawn carts to Belmont,...
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); St. Adalbert Church (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church (Grand Rapids, Mich.); church buildings; buildings; J. William Gorski Collection
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - "West Leonard Street by Night, Grand Rapids, Mich."
Color postcard of West Leonard Street at night, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Leonard Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); street lighting; street scenes; night scenes; postcards
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - "Grand Rapids Home Coming and 60th Anniversary Celebration"
Color postcard from approximately 1910 celebrating Grand Rapids, Michigan's sixtieth anniversary. The postcard shows an image of a parade, as well as images of the Elks' Temple and the D. A. Blodgett Home for Children.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); D. A. Blodgett Home for Children (Grand Rapids, Mich.); fraternal buildings; parades; orphanages; buildings; postcards
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - "Pearl Street, showing Pantlind Hotel, Grand Rapids, Mich."
Color postcard of Pearl Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan, showing a corner of the Pantlind Hotel (opened 1913, now the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel).
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Pearl Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Pantlind Hotel (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Amway Grand Plaza Hotel (Grand Rapids, Mich.); hotels; street scenes; automobiles; postcards
Main Streets

Dutton - "Main Street (Hammond Avenue) about 1910"
Black and white postcard showing an image of Main Street (Hammond Avenue) in Dutton, Michigan from approximately 1910.
Dutton (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Hammond Avenue (Dutton, Mich.); street scenes; postcards
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - Queen Juliana arriving at airport
Black and white photograph taken April 16, 1952, of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands arriving at the airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She would go on to speak in Holland, Michigan.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Holland (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, 1909-2004; airplanes; airports; people; crowds;
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