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    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection 1863-07-30 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection
      1863-07-30 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated July 30, 1863. In this letter, he relates his travels as a paroled soldier from Memphis (Tenn.) to a camp in Ohio. He also expresses his desire for a furlough in order to visit Michigan.

    • American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Memphis (Tenn.); Cairo (Ill.); Mattoon (Ill.); Terre-Haute (Ind.); Dayton (Ohio);...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • MS 69-110: Cook Family Collection 1861-12-01 Letter from Myron Ganoung

    • MS 69-110: Cook Family Collection
      1861-12-01 Letter from Myron Ganoung

    • Letter from Myron Ganoung to Sarah Cook dated December 1, 1861. In this letter, he discusses the death of his son, soldier life, family life, family and community news, and measles in the camp.

    • American Civil War; Ganoung, Myron; Myron Ganoung; Sarah Cook; Cook, Sarah; 55th Illinois Infantry; Fifty-fifth Illinois Infantry; Chicago (Ill.); Camp Douglas (Chicago, Ill.); camp life; death; illness; measles;
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • Schneider, Frederick

    • Schneider, Frederick

    • Portrait of Col. Frederick Schneider, 1861-1865. (Veteran), Detroit. Born at Saline, Mich., Nov. 24, 1840. First enlisted in Detroit Scott Guard, company B, First Battalion, Frontier Guards of Michigan Militia, Oct. 26, 1859. Removed to...

    • Schneider, Frederick ;Frederick Schneider; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Detroit Scott Guard ; Frontier Guards of Michigan Militia ; First Illinois Infantry ;1st Illinois Infantry; Second Michigan Infantry ;2nd Michigan...
    • Civil War Photographs
    • Grinnell Bros. collection of old favorite songs

    • Grinnell Bros. collection of old favorite songs

    • 1 close score (32 p.) : ill. ; 22 cm. Contents: Dixie land; Lilly Dale; Come, with thy lute; Just before the battle, mother; The dearest spot; Juanita; Rocked in the cradle of the deep; Long, long ago; Robin Adair; Love's old sweet song; Darling...

    • Songbooks; Piano music; Musical works
    • Music of Michigan
    • Lansing - "Skyline, Lansing, Mich."

    • Lansing - "Skyline, Lansing, Mich."

    • Color postcard from 1934 showing the Lansing, Michigan skyline, looking west down Michigan Avenue towards the capitol. On the left is the Boji Tower (originally the Olds Tower, then known as Michigan National Bank Building), as well as the...

    • Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Michigan State Capitol (Lansing, Mich.); Olds Hotel (Lansing, Mich.); George W. Romney Building (Lansing, Mich.); Boji Tower (Lansing, Mich.); Hotel Wentworth (Lansing, Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Lansing,...
    • Main Streets
    • Flint - "Saginaw St. at Night, Flint, Mich."

    • Flint - "Saginaw St. at Night, Flint, Mich."

    • Color postcard from circa 1905-1911 showing a night scene on Saginaw Street in Flint, Michigan. The arches were installed in 1899 by the city to provide street lighting.

    • Flint (Mich.); Genesee County (Mich.); Saginaw Street (Flint, Mich.); night scenes; Flint arches; streetcars; carriages and coaches; postcards; street lighting
    • Main Streets
    • Lansing - "Greetings from Lansing"

    • Lansing - "Greetings from Lansing"

    • Color big letter postcard from 1945 showing various sights of Lansing, Michigan, including the state capitol. Part of "Souvenir Folder of Lansing, Michigan" - a postcard booklet featuring images from Lansing and East Lansing.

    • Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Michigan State Capitol (Lansing, Mich.); capitol buildings; postcards
    • Main Streets
    • Lansing - "Birdseye View, Washington Ave., Lansing, Mich."

    • Lansing - "Birdseye View, Washington Ave., Lansing, Mich."

    • Black and white postcard from circa 1900-1907 showing a view of Washington Avenue, looking north, in downtown Lansing, Michigan. The State Capitol is visible in the background, and the six story Hotel Downey is at the end of the block. The hotel...

    • Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Washington Avenue (Lansing, Mich.); Michigan State Capitol (Lansing, Mich.); Hotel Downey (Lansing, Mich.); streetcars; street scenes; hotels; capitol buildings; stores; automobiles; storefronts; postcards
    • Main Streets
    • Benton Harbor - "Open Air Theatre, House of David Park, Benton Harbor, Mich."

    • Benton Harbor - "Open Air Theatre, House of David Park, Benton Harbor, Mich."

    • Color postcard from 1935 depicting a performace in the open air theatre at the House of David park. The House of David was a religious colony which flourished in Benton Harbor between 1906 and the 1920's. In the 1920's, it broke apart due to...

    • Benton Harbor (Mich.); Berrien County (Mich.); House of David (Benton Harbor, Mich.); parks; theaters; recreation; postcards; people; sports & recreation facilities
    • Main Streets
    • Benton Harbor - "Jean Klock Park Bathing Beach, Benton Harbor - St. Joseph, Mich."

    • Benton Harbor - "Jean Klock Park Bathing Beach, Benton Harbor - St. Joseph, Mich."

    • Color postcard from 1936 featuring a beach scene from Jean Klock Park in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The land the park sits on was purchased by J. N. and Carrie Klock in 1917 and deeded to Benton Harbor toused for bathing beach, park or other public...

    • Benton Harbor (Mich.); Berrien County (Mich.); Jean Klock Park (Benton Harbor, Mich.); Lake Michigan; recreation; parks; beaches; automobiles; lakes; street scenes; postcards
    • Main Streets
    • Lansing - "Souvenir Folder of Lansing, Michigan"

    • Lansing - "Souvenir Folder of Lansing, Michigan"

    • Color postcard from 1945 showing the state capitol building in Lansing, Michigan. Part of "Souvenir Folder of Lansing, Michigan" - a postcard booklet featuring images from Lansing and East Lansing.

    • Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Michigan State Capitol (Lansing, Mich.); capitol buildings; buildings; postcards
    • Main Streets
    • Lansing - "State Capitol, Lansing, Mich."

    • Lansing - "State Capitol, Lansing, Mich."

    • Color postcard from 1945 of the Michigan state capitol building in Lansing, Michigan. Part of "Souvenir Folder of Lansing, Michigan" - a postcard booklet featuring images from Lansing and East Lansing.

    • Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Michigan State Capitol (Lansing, Mich.); capitol buildings; buildings; postcards
    • Main Streets
    • Lansing - "Flower Beds in Potter Park, Lansing, Mich."

    • Lansing - "Flower Beds in Potter Park, Lansing, Mich."

    • Color postcard from 1945 showing lanscaping and flower beds in Potter Park, Lansing, Michigan. Part of "Souvenir Folder of Lansing, Michigan" - a postcard booklet featuring images from Lansing and East Lansing.

    • Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Potter Park (Lansing, Mich.); beds (gardening); parks; postcards
    • Main Streets
    • Bay View - "John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay View, Mich."

    • Bay View - "John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay View, Mich."

    • Color postcard from approximately 1914-1923 depicting the John M. Hall Auditorium in Bay View, Michigan. Part of the Bay View Assembly and Summer University, the auditorium was constructed in 1915.

    • Bay View (Mich.); Emmet County (Mich.); John M. Hall Auditorium (Bay View, Mich.); Bay View Assembly (Bay View, Mich.); auditoriums; buildings; postcards
    • Main Streets

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