Black and white photograph from 1962 of the remains of the ghost town of Central, Michigan. The Central Mining Company was organized in 1856 to mine a rich vein of copper along the bluffs. The town of Central grew up around the mine, up to 900...
Central (Mich.); Keweenaw County (Mich.); Central Mine Methodist Church (Central, Mich.); ghost towns; buildings; dwellings; ; church buildings
Color postcard from circa 1927-1929 showing the Michigan Central Station in Detroit, Michigan. Opened in 1913, it was designed by the same firm that designed New York City's Grand Central Terminal and was used until 1988. This postcard is from the...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Michigan Central Station (Detroit, Mich.); railroad stations; railroad buildings; railroads; buildings; Michigan Central Railroad Company; postcards
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;...
Letter from William A. Barnard to his sister, Emily Barnard, dated June 2, 1863. In this letter, he discusses Au Sable Forks, New York, Kentucky civilians, Grass Lake, Michigan, General Morgan, and his orders to march.
American Civil War; William A. Barnard; Barnard, William A.; Emily Barnard; Barnard, Emily; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; 20th Michigan Infantry; First Lieutenant; Columbia (Ky.); Au Sable Forks (N.Y.); civilians; Grass Lake (Mich.); John Hunt...
A survey map of the eastern central section of Michigamme Township and the western central section of Champion Township in Marquette County, Michigan, measured between 1846 and 1852.
Color postcard from 1929 of the Algoma Central Railway Station, located near the canal in Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario. This postcard is part of the "Souvenir of Sault Ste. Marie, Canada" souvenir postcard booklet.
Sault Sainte Marie (Ont.); Algoma Central Railway Station (Sault Sainte Marie, Ont.); railroad stations; buildings; postcards
Color postcard from 1945 showing the Reutter Memorial Fountain in Central Park, Lansing, Michigan, lit up at night. The fountain was a gift of the former mayor J.B. Reutter in memory of his wife, in 1929. Part of "Souvenir Folder of Lansing,...
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Central Park (Lansing, Mich.); Reutter Memorial Fountain (Lansing, Mich.); fountains; parks; night scenes; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1907-1914 showing the Central Fire Station in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The building was constructed in 1907 on the corner of Burdick and Lovell Streets.
Kalamazoo (Mich.); Kalamazoo County (Mich.); Central Fire Station (Kalamazoo, Mich.); fire stations; carriages and coaches; buildings;
Black and white photograph from 1962 of an abandoned houses in the ghost town of Central, Michigan. The Central Mining Company was organized in 1856 to mine a rich vein of copper along the bluffs. The town of Central grew up around the mine, up to...
Central (Mich.); Keweenaw County (Mich.); ghost towns; dwellings; buildings;
Black and white photograph from 1965 of an abandoned house in the ghost town of Central, Michigan. The Central Mining Company was organized in 1856 to mine a rich vein of copper along the bluffs. The town of Central grew up around the mine, up to...
Central (Mich.); Keweenaw County (Mich.); ghost towns; dwellings; buildings;
Black and white photograph from approximately 1962 of the ruins of a mining building in the ghost town of Central, Michigan. The Central Mining Company was organized in 1856 to mine a rich vein of copper along the bluffs. The town of Central grew...
Central (Mich.); Keweenaw County (Mich.); ghost towns; buildings; mining buildings
Black and white photograph from 1962 of an abandoned house in the ghost town of Central, Michigan. The Central Mining Company was organized in 1856 to mine a rich vein of copper along the bluffs. The town of Central grew up around the mine, up to...
Central (Mich.); Keweenaw County (Mich.); ghost towns; dwellings; buildings;
Black and white photograph from 1962 of the ruins of a mining building in the ghost town of Central, Michigan. The Central Mining Company was organized in 1856 to mine a rich vein of copper along the bluffs. The town of Central grew up around the...
Central (Mich.); Keweenaw County (Mich.); ghost towns; buildings; mining buildings
Black and white photograph on cardboard backing showing the view north from the capitol in Lansing, Michigan. The churches in the foreground are: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Central United Methodist Church and First Baptist Church (now Christ...
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Lansing, Mich.); Central United Methodist Church (Lansing, Mich.); Christ Community Church (Lansing, Mich.); Lansing High School (Lansing, Mich.); Old Central Building (Lansing,...
Color postcard from 1904 showing scenic Central Avenue on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. Belle Isle is an island park in the Detroit River, home to an aquarium, conservatory, museums, golf course and park areas.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Belle Isle (Detroit, Mich.); Central Avenue (Detroit, Mich.); parks; street scenes; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1908-1909 showing the back side of the Central High School building on Cass and Warren Avenues in Detroit, Michigan. Construction began in 1894, and the first classes were held in 1896. Designed by the architecture firm...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Central High School (Detroit, Mich.); Old Main, Wayne State University (Detroit, Mich.); Wayne State University (Detroit, Mich.); schools; buildings; Malcomson and Higginbotham, architects; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1910-1917 of the entrance to the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel from Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Ontario. The tunnel was built in 1910 for the Michigan Central Railroad.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Michigan Central Railroad Company; Michigan Central Railway Tunnel (Mich. and Ont.); ; railroad cars; railroad tracks; railroads; railroad tunnels; transportation; postcards