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    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection 1862-12-09 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection
      1862-12-09 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated December 9, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the postal service, status of his regiment, his opinions of different generals, and courting.

    • American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Memphis (Tenn.); steamer; George W. Morgan; Morgan, George W.; weather; courting; Kent...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • Palmer, Alonzo and McKnight, James

    • 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
    • Hill, Warren G.

    • Hill, Warren G.

    • Portrait of Warren G. Hill, 1883. Kent County. Enlisted in company K, Third Infantry, May 13, 1861, at Grand Rapids, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered June 10, 1861. Wounded in action at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862. Wounded in action at...

    • Hill, Warren G.;Warren G. Hill; American Civil War ; ; Third Michigan Infantry ;3rd Michigan Infantry; Kent County (Mich.) ; Grand Rapids (Mich.) ; Fair Oaks, Battle of, Va., 1862 ; Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863
    • Civil War Photographs
    • Burch, Harmon and Burch, Homer

    • Burch, Harmon and Burch, Homer

    • Portrait of Harmon (or Hyman) and Homer Burch, c. 1890. Drafted for 1 year, from Courtland, age 29. Mustered March 15, 1865. Assigned to company C, Fifteenth Infantry. Joined regiment at Washington, D. C., May 21, 1865. Mustered out at Little...

    • Burch, Harmon ;Harmon Burch; Burch, Homer;Homer Burch; American Civil War ; ; Fifteenth Michigan Infantry ;15th Michigan Infantry; Kent County (Mich.) ; Courtland (Mich.)
    • Civil War Photographs
    • Alaska - "Village of Alaska in 1878"

    • 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."

    • 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"

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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 - Caledonia Hotel

    • 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

    • 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
    • Grand Rapids - St. Adalbert Basilica

    • 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

    • 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 - "Grand Rapids Home Coming and 60th Anniversary Celebration"

    • 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

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