Black and white photograph from 1938 of a man standing on a ferry, viewing the Detroit River and Detroit, Michigan skyline. Buildings visible include the Greater Penobscot Building, the Guardian Building, the Buhl Building, the Book-Cadillac Hotel,...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); Book-Cadillac Hotel (Detroit, Mich.); Greater Penobscot Building (Detroit, Mich.); Guardian Building (Detroit, Mich.); Buhl Building (Detroit, Mich.); Ford Building (Detroit,...
Color postcard from 1938 of the Veteran's Memorial Pillars monument in Veteran's Memorial Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The monument was erected in 1926 to commemorate the fallen of World War I, and since has been inscribed with the names of the...
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Veteran's Memorial Park (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Veteran's Memorial Pillars (Grand Rapids, Mich.); fountains; parks; monuments; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1938 showing the Grand Rapids Public Museum, one of the oldest history museums in the United States. Founded in 1854 as the "Grand Rapids Lyceum of Natural History," the museum was the first ever to be accredited by the...
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Grand Rapids Public Museum (Grand Rapids, Mich.); museums; buildings; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1938 showing the Grand Rapids Furniture Museum, housed in the Fulton Street mansion of T. Stewart White (a local lumber baron). Grand Rapids was known as "The Furniture City," as it was the first center of mass-production...
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Grand Rapids Furniture Museum (Grand Rapids, Mich.); museums; dwellings; buildings; postcards