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
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.)
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
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
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
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;
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
Color postcard from circa 1907-1910 showing a bird's-eye view of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The view is looking down Bridge Street, crossing the Grand River.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Grand River; Bridge Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Michigan Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); street scenes; cityscapes; aerial views; bridges; streetcars; postcards
Color postcard from approximately 1933 showing Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The hospital was founded in 1875 as St. Mark's Home and Hospital.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids, Mich.); hospitals; buildings; automobiles; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1913-1915 of Campau Square (now Rosa Parks Circle) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On the right is the Pantlind Hotel, which opened in 1913 and is now the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. In the 1920s, the Pantlind Hotel was considered...
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Rosa Parks Circle (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Pantlind Hotel (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Amway Grand Plaza Hotel (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Pearl Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); hotels; street scenes; stores; storefronts;...
Color postcard from approximately 1945 showing a view of the west side of Grand Rapids, Michigan, including the Wealthy Street bridge (on the left) and the Grand Rapids Swing Bridge (the truss bridge on the right).
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Grand River; Grand Rapids Swing Bridge (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Wealthy Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); aerial views; swing bridges; bridges; railroad bridges; rivers; cityscapes; postcards
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