Typed notes from the diary of John Vogel. In this diary, he recounts his immigration to America, participating in the Civil War, and his lumbering and land purchasing career.
American Civil War; John Vogel; Vogel, John; Second Michigan Cavalry; 2nd Michigan Cavalry; wound; immigration; lumber;
Black and white copy print of an 1884 lithograph street map of the city of Clare, Michigan. Notable buildings and streets are identified, with two images of the opera house and the residence of N. Bicknell.
Clare (Mich.); Clare County (Mich.); maps; aerial views
Black and white copy pring of an engraving showing Ste. Anne's Street (later Jefferson Avenue) in Detroit, Michigan in 1800. From "History of Detroit and Michigan or The Metropolis Illustrated" by Silas Farmer. Detroit: Silas Farmer & Co., 1884.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Jefferson Avenue (Detroit, Mich.); dwellings; boats;
Black and white copy print of a sketch based on General Alexander Macomb's watercolor "Detroit as Seen from the Canadian Shore," from Silas Farmer's "The History of Detroit and Michigan or The Metropolis Illustrated," Detroit: Silas Farmer & Co.,...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); rivers; fishing; boats; ; cityscapes
Black and white reproduction of a lithograph from 1884 showing ships being repaired at the Detroit Dry Dock Company's dry docks and repair yard in Detroit, Michigan. This image was reproduced in a 1948 calendar published for the Detroit Trust...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); docks; dry docks; shipping industry; boats; ships; ship repairing; Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.);