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 photograph from approximately 1891 of the view north from the state capitol in Lansing, Michigan. Churches in this image include the First Baptist Church (now Christ Community Church), Central United Methodist Church and St. Paul's...
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Christ Community Church (Lansing, Mich.); Central United Methodist Church (Lansing, Mich.); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Lansing, Mich.); church buildings; buildings; cityscapes;
Black and white reproduction of an 1891 photograph of the northeast corner of Woodward Avenue and Congress Street in Detroit, Michigan. This image was reproduced in a 1947 calendar published for the Detroit Trust Company. From the calendar:...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Woodward Avenue; Congress Street (Detroit, Mich.); stores; storefronts; celebrations; street scenes; carriages and coaches; people; hardware stores; bicycle stores;
A collection of survey maps of Prairieville Township in Barry County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Prairieville Township and was drawn in December 1826. The second map in this collection details an island in a...
A collection of survey maps of Yankee Springs Township in Barry County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Yankee Springs Township and was drawn in both September 1830 and January 1831. The second map in this...
A survey map of the Northernmost portion of Raber Township and a small Eastern portion of Pickford Township and the Southern portion of Sailors Encampment Island in Chippewa County, Michigan, measured between 1840 and 1978.