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Grand Rapids - "Grotto John Ball Park, Grand Rapids, Mich."
Color postcard from circa 1907-1912 of women and children resting by the stone grotto in John Ball Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); John Ball Park (Grand Rapids, Mich.); grottos; parks; people; women; children; recreation; postcards
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Grand Rapids - "'Grotto' John Ball Park, Grand Rapids, Mich."
Color postcard from circa 1907-1909 of the stone grotto set along a wide path in John Ball Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); John Ball Park (Grand Rapids, Mich.); parks; grottos; recreation; people; women; children; postcards
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Grand Rapids - Dr. Graves and Family on the Grand River
Black and white stereograph of Dr. Graves and his family on the banks of the Grand River at Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Grand River; people; women; children; men; rivers; recreation; stereographs
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Grand Ledge - Boat landing and Round House on Second Island
Black and white postcard showing the boat landing and Round House on Second Island, part of Seven Islands Resort, on the Grand River in Grand Ledge, Michigan. J. S. Mudge, then-owner of the resort, had envisioned the Round House as a mechanical...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Round House (Grand Ledge, Mich.); boats; steamboats; resorts; recreation; islands; rivers; postcards
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Grand Ledge - "A Ledge, Grand Ledge, Mich."
Black and white postcard from circa 1910-1920 showing people fishing on the Grand River with the natural rock ledges behind them, near Grand Ledge, Michigan.
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; rivers; nature scenes; fishing; boats; recreation; postcards
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Grand Ledge - "Stone Dam, Grand Ledge, Mich."
Color postcard from approximately 1913 showing people fishing and canoeing by the Stone Dam on Grand River at Grand Ledge, Michigan. The Stone Dam was constructed in 1887 by J.S. Mudge, the then new owner of the Seven Islands Resort. This dam...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Stone Dam (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Grand River; rivers; dams; boats; recreation; fishing; people; postcards
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Grand Ledge - "Island House, Grand Ledge, Mich."
Color postcard from circa 1907-1915 showing the Island House Hotel and Round House on Second Island, part of the Seven Islands Resort on the Grand River at Grand Ledge, Michigan.
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Grand River; Round House (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Island House Hotel (Grand Ledge, Mich.); hotels; resorts; rivers; buildings; recreation; postcards; islands;
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Grand Ledge - Boat launch at Seven Islands Resort
Black and white postcard of the rowboat launch at Seven Islands Resort on the Grand River in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The resort, which changed hands three times, was significantly built up in the late 1880s and early 1890s by the third owner J. S....
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Grand River; boats; resorts; rivers; islands; recreation; postcards
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Grand Ledge - "High Bridge over Grand, Grand Ledge, Mich."
Black and white postcard showing the High Bridge crossing the Grand River near Grand Ledge, Michigan. The High Bridge is a railroad bridge built in 1887 by the Detroit, Grand Rapids and Western Railroad.
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; High Bridge (Grand Ledge, Mich.); rivers; bridges; railroad bridges; boats; recreation; postcards
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Grand Ledge - "The River from Island No. 4"
Black and white stereograph titled "The River from Island No. 4," showing a view of the Grand River from Fourth Island, part of the Seven Islands Resort, in Grand Ledge, Michigan.
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; rivers; boats; people; islands; recreation; stereographs
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Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort, circa 1877-1886
Black and white print of a circa 1877-1886 sketch of the Seven Islands Resort area by R. Caughey. Included in this image are Hemlock Point, Grand River looking towards Grand Ledge, the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Islands, the large Island House Hotel...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Hemlock Point (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Island House Hotel (Grand Ledge, Mich.); hotels; resorts; recreation; boats; steamboats; buildings; rivers;...
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Grand Ledge - Rollercoaster and Pavillion on Third Island
Black and white photograph from circa 1891-1893 of the pavillion and part of the rollercoaster on Third Island, part of the Seven Islands Resort in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The rollercoaster, built in 1891, was one of the first in Michigan and was...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); rollercoasters; resorts; recreation; boats; rivers; Grand River; amusement parks
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Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort rollercoaster
Black and white photograph from circa 1891-1893 of one of Michigan's first rollercoaster, the steam rollercoaster on Seven Islands Resort park (traveled on Second and Third Islands) in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The rollercoaster was destroyed in the...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); rollercoasters; recreation; amusement parks; people;
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