1861-1863 diary of Cyrus Bacon. In this diary, Bacon describes daily life in the Seventh Michigan Infantry. He gives vivid accounts of Yorktown, Fair Oaks, White Oak Swamp, Antietam, and Gettysburg.
American Civil War; Bacon, Cyrus; Cyrus Bacon; Seventh Michigan Infantry; 7th Michigan Infantry; Assistant Surgeon; Commissioned Officer; Yorktown (Va.); Battle of Yorktown; Seven Days Campaign; Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862; Battle of Fair Oaks;...
Color postcard from 1930 of crowds of people lining the Davis Lock, watching ships move through it, in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; Davis Lock (Soo Locks); ships; cargo ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation; crowds; people
Color postcard from circa 1907-1915 of a view of ships moving through the Soo Locks from the power house in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River between the United States and Canada, provide ships safe passage...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation; cargo ships; passenger ships;
Black and white photograph from circa 1870-1880 of workers unloading cargo from ships at the Detroit, Michigan docks.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); docks; ships; passenger ships; boats; carriages and coaches; dockworkers; people; men
Black and white photograph from approximately 1930 of the Detroit, Michigan skyline from Windsor, Ontario across the Detroit River.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); Windsor (Ont.); Book-Cadillac Hotel (Detroit, Mich.); Greater Penobscot Building (Detroit, Mich.); Buhl Building (Detroit, Mich.); Guardian Building (Detroit, Mich.); J. L....
Black and white photograph from approximately 1955 of the ferry docks on the Detroit River at Detroit, Michigan. On the left is the Ford Auditorium (built 1955, demolished 2011), behind the parking lots for the ferries. These ferries took...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); Ford Auditorium (Detroit, Mich.); parking lots; auditoriums; rivers; ferries; passenger ships; cargo ships; ships; docks
Black and white aerial photograph from approximately 1953 of downtown Detroit, Michigan and the Detroit River, taken from the east. Some of the iconic Detroit skyline skyscrapers visible in this image include: Book Building, Book-Cadillac Hotel,...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); Book Building (Detroit, Mich.); Book-Cadillac Hotel (Detroit, Mich.); David Broderick Tower (Detroit, Mich.); Greater Penobscot Building (Detroit, Mich.); Penobscot Building...
Front cover of the 1920 souvenir postcard booklet "Souvenir of Sault Sainte Marie, "The Soo" Michigan," showing Hay Lake cut, with a lookout station, on St. Marys River, with Sugar Island in the distance, in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan.
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); St. Marys River; ships; cargo ships; postcards
Color cover of a 1930 Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan souvenir postcard booklet, showing a passenger boat passing through the Poe Lock of the Soo Locks. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River between the United States and Canada, provide ships safe...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; Poe Lock (Soo Locks); ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; passenger ships; transportation;
Color postcard from 1930 of several freighters near Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet.
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); St. Marys River; ships; cargo ships; rivers; lakes; transportation; shipping industry; postcards
Color postcard from 1930 of a passenger ship leaving the Weitzel Lock at Soo Locks in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River between the United...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; Weitzel Lock (Soo Locks); ships; passenger ships; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation
Color postcard from 1930 of tugboats pulling an overloaded ship out of Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; Poe Lock (Soo Locks); ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation; cargo ships;
Color postcard from 1930 showing a freight ship leaving the Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River between...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; Poe Lock (Soo Locks); ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation; cargo ships
Color postcard from 1928 of a freighter leaving the Soo Locks in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River between the United States and Canada,...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; ships; cargo ships; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation
Color postcard from 1928 showing several large lake freighters, most likely carrying ore and grain, awaiting their turns in the Soo Locks in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet. The...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; cargo ships; shipping industry; transportation
Color postcard from 1928 of the passenger ship "Farrell" inside the Sabin Lock of the Soo Locks in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; Sabin Lock (Soo Locks); ships; passenger ships; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation
Color postcard from 1928 of freighter ships moving along the boat channel in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet.
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); St. Marys River; ships; cargo ships; rivers; canals