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 father, Stephen A. Barnard, dated April 29, 1864. In this letter he discusses rejoining his regiment and seeing President Lincoln.
American Civil War; William A. Barnard; Barnard, William A.; Stephen A. Barnard; Barnard, Stephen A.; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; 20th Michigan Infantry; First Lieutenant; Warrenton (Va.); Ulysses S. Grant; Grant, Ulysses S.; Abraham Lincoln;...
Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated October 11, 1863. In this letter, he discusses an upcoming furlough, politics, his morale, and visiting soldiers in the Cleveland (Ohio) Hospital.
American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Cleveland (Ohio); furlough; politics; voting; elections; morale; hospital; food
1861-1863 Diary transcript of James W. Hoffman. In this diary, he discusses joining his regiment, riding on the railroad, soldier life, picket duty, dress parades, illnesses, riding a steamboat, his horse, skirmishes, visiting locals, African...
American Civil War; Hoffman, James W.; James W. Hoffman; 3rd Michigan Cavalry; Third Michigan Cavalry; enlistment; railroad; soldier life; picket duty; dress parade; illness; health; steamer; horse; skirmish; civilians; African Americans; slavery;...
Landscape, tavern at 6 mile road and Woodward Ave., Detroit, where Eleanor Williams Havewell was born 1859, Williams Hotel, buggy and horses along side. 2 story building. Fair condition, rectangular frame, fair condition, 1/2 case missing.
Ambrotype; Bars; Williams Hotel; Carriages & coaches; Detroit, (Mich.); Havewell, Eleanor Williams
Outside landscape of hotel (no name) 2 story, wagons loaded with goods, buggies, men in top hats. Fair condition, emulsion cracked, tarnished, black velvet backing, mat rectangular gilt. Case is paper covered wood, one side gone, hinge weak,...
Black and white postcard from circa 1904-1907 showing a street scene on Washington Avenue in Lansing, Michigan. The first building on the left is the Hotel Butler, built in 1872.
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Washington Avenue (Lansing, Mich.); Hotel Butler (Lansing, Mich.); hotels; street scenes; stores; storefronts; carriages and coaches; postcards
Color postcard from approximately 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 was built...
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
lack and white postcard from approximately 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.); Lansing City Hall (Lansing, Mich.); Washington Avenue (Lansing, Mich.); Michigan State Capitol (Lansing, Mich.); Hotel Downey (Lansing, Mich.); street scenes; hotels; streetcars; capitol buildings; city...
Black and white photograph from 1893 showing the flood waters surrounding the iconic Round House on Seven Islands Resort in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The flood, which carried with it dangerous chunks of ice, severely damaged the Round House, causing...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Island House Hotel (Grand Ledge, Mich.); flood scenes; resorts; disasters; rivers; buildings;
Black and white postcard from approximately 1916 of the Grand Ledge House Hotel (demolished in 1933) in Grand Ledge, Michigan.
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand Ledge House Hotel (Grand Ledge, Mich.); hotels; buildings; street scenes; crowds; people; automobiles;
Black and white photograph from circa 1885-1895 showing the grounds of the Island House Hotel on Second Island. The second owner of the islands, S. M. Hewings purchased the resort islands in 1877, and built the Island House Hotel on Second Island....
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Island House Hotel (Grand Ledge, Mich.); hotels; resorts; steamboats; boats; rivers; people; recreation; tourism;
Black and white postcard from circa 1915-1925 showing the view west from the Ojibway Hotel in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. In the distance is the International Railroad Bridge, built in 1887.
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); St. Marys River; International Railroad Bridge (Mich. and Ont.); cityscapes; postcards; dwellings;
Color postcard from circa 1907-1908 showing the entrance to Canal Park (also known as Government Park), with the Japanese "Torri" in the foreground and Park Hotel in the background in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan.
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Canal Park (Sault Sainte Marie, Mich.); Park Hotel (Sault Sainte Marie, Mich.); hotels; parks; monuments; postcards
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,...
Color postcard from 1928 of the Hotel Ojibway in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. Built in 1927, the hotel was one of the premier hotels in the area, and for a time was the national headquarters for hay feaver sufferers (the CaChoo Club). The postcard...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Hotel Ojibway (Sault Sainte Marie, Mich.); hotels; buildings; postcards
Color postcard from 1920 showing the entrance to Canal Park (also known as Government Park), with the Japanese "Torri" in the foreground and Park Hotel in the background in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The postcard is part of the "Souvenir of the...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Canal Park (Sault Sainte Marie, Mich.); Park Hotel (Sault Sainte Marie, Mich.); hotels; parks; monuments; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1907-1909 showing a street scene on Washington Avenue in Lansing, Michigan. The beige building on the left is the Hotel Butler, built in 1872.
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Washington Avenue (Lansing, Mich.); Hotel Butler (Lansing, Mich.); hotels; street scenes; stores; postcards