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02N 12W - Survey Map of Watson Township, Allegan County
A collection of survey maps of Watson Township in Allegan County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Watson Township and was measured in segments. The eastern boundary was surveyed in 1826, the northern, western and...
GLO Plat Maps

01N 12W - Survey Map of Otsego Township, Allegan County
A collection of survey maps of Otsego Township in Allegan County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Otsego Township; the eastern boundary was measured in 1826, the southern boundary in 1827, and the northern and...
GLO Plat Maps

08N 16W - Survey Map of Spring Lake Township and Grand Haven Township, Ottawa County
A survey map of Spring Lake Township and Grand Haven Township, both located in Ottawa County. Michigan. The first image is of Spring Lake Township, the northern section of Grand Haven Township, and the City of Grand Haven. The City of Grand Haven...
GLO Plat Maps

30N 03W - Survey Map of Bagley Township, Otsego County
A collection of images concerning Bagley Township in Otsego County, Michigan. The first image is a map of the entirety of the township. The township lines were originally measured in 1839, but the subdivision lines were re-measured in 1856. A part...
GLO Plat Maps

30N 02W - Survey Map of Chester Township, Otsego County
A collection of survey maps of the northern half of Chester Township in Otsego County, Michigan. The first map is of the entirety of the top half of Chester Township. The township lines were originally measured in 1839, but the subdivision lines...
GLO Plat Maps

Grand Ledge - "Bridge Street, Grand Ledge, Mich."
Color postcard from approximately 1914 of the first auto parade in Grand Ledge, Michigan, approximately 1905. Ransom E. Olds (founder of Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Lansing, and the Oldsmobile and Reo brands) and his wife are in the first car.
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Olds, Ransom Eli, 1864-1950; Bridge Street (Grand Ledge, Mich.); carriages and coaches; automobiles; parades; crowds; people; men; women; storefronts; street scenes; postcards
Main Streets

Sault Sainte Marie - "Ashmun Street in 1888"
Black and white postcard showing an 1888 image of Ashmun Street in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan.
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Ashmun Street (Sault Sainte Marie, Mich.); street scenes; people; postcards
Main Streets

Sault Sainte Marie - Missionary preaching
Black and white print of Catholic missionaries preaching to Chippewas in approximately 1839 in the Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan area on St. Marys River. From Vues and Saouvenirs de L'Amerique du Nord, Paris 1842, plate #31, by Francis de Laporte de...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); tents; St. Marys River; boats; people;
Main Streets

Sault Sainte Marie - "Sault Ste. Marie in 1854"
Black and white print of a sketch showing Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan as it looked in 1854. From the book "History of Michigan, Volume I."
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); street scenes; settlements; railroad tracks;
Main Streets

Flint - "On West Side of Saginaw Street between Kearsley and First Streets - 1855"
Black and white postcard showing an image of the Washington Block on Saginaw Street, between Kearsley and First Streets, in 1855.
Flint (Mich.); Genesee County (Mich.); Saginaw Street (Flint, Mich.); Washington Block (Flint, Mich.); storefronts; carriages and coaches; street scenes; stores; postcards
Main Streets

Kalamazoo - "Kalamazoo, Mich. 1870-1873"
Black and white postcard from circa 1920-1930 showing an 1870-1873 street scene (probably Michigan Avenue) in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Kalamazoo (Mich.); Kalamazoo County (Mich.); street scenes; stores; storefronts; carriages and coaches; postcards
Main Streets

Dearborn - "Edison Inscribing His Name in Cornerstone of Henry Ford's "American Village," Dearborn"
Black and white photograph, taken from the book "Michigan" by Fuller, of Thomas A. Edison (1847-1931) inscribing his name in the cornerstone of The Edison Institute (renamed The Henry Ford Museum after Ford's death) in Dearborn, Michigan. Henry...
Dearborn (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931; Ford, Henry, 1863-1947; Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village; people
Main Streets

Battle Creek - "West Main Street, Battle Creek, Mich."
Color postcard from circa 1907-1915 depicting Main Street (later renamed Michigan Avenue) in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Battle Creek (Mich.); Calhoun County (Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Battle Creek, Mich.); street scenes; storefronts; postcards; people
Main Streets

Dearborn - "Michigan Avenue at Monroe about 1908"
Black and white postcard of Michigan Avenue in Dearborn, Michigan, at the intersection with Monroe Street, looking west. The original image is from approximately 1908. The streetcar is part of the Detroit, Jackson and Chicago Railway, which...
Dearborn (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Dearborn, Mich.); U.S. Route 12 (Mich.); Monroe Street (Dearborn, Mich.); Detroit United Railway (Mich.); storefronts; streetcars; street scenes; postcards
Main Streets

Dearborn - "Military Avenue looking North, Dearborn, Mich."
Black and white postcard featuring an 1897 image of the Military Avenue (now Military Street) bridge crossing over the lower branch of the Rouge River in Dearborn, Michigan.
Dearborn (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Rouge, River (Mich.); Lower River Rouge (Mich.); Military Street (Dearborn, Mich.); bridges; rivers; rivers; postcards
Main Streets

Chelsea - "Wellfair [sic] Building, Chelsea, Mich."
Black and white postcard from approximately 1915 of photograph from approximately 1906 of the Glazier Stove Company's Welfare Building in Chelsea, Michigan. From the Michigan Historical Marker for the building: "The Welfare Building was constructed...
Chelsea (Mich.); Washtenaw County (Mich.); Welfare Building (Chelsea, Mich.); Glazier Stove Company (Chelsea, Mich.); buildings; recreation; stoves industry; postcards; sports & recreation facilities;
Main Streets

Cedar Spring - "Cedar Springs, Mich., 30 years ago"
Black and white postcard from approximately 1916 depicting a street scene in Cedar Springs, Michigan, "30 years ago" (circa 1875-1885).
Cedar Springs (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); street scenes; postcards
Main Streets

Chatham - Gas station and bakery
Black and white postcard from approximately 1946 of a circa 1926-1930 photo of a street scene in Chatham, Michigan.
Chatham (Mich.); Alger County (Mich.); street scenes; storefronts; gas stations
Main Streets

Charlotte - "Cochran Ave., Charlotte, Mich."
Color postcard from circa 1907-1911 depicting Cochran Avenue, circa 1890-1900, looking south from Lawrence Avenue in Charlotte, Michigan.
Charlotte (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Cochran Avenue (Charlotte, Mich.); street scenes; storefronts; Pythian Temple (Charlotte, Mich.); pythian buildings; fraternal buildings; stores; carriages and coaches; postcards
Main Streets

Charlotte - "Main St. looking North, Charlotte, Mich."
Black and white photo postcard from circa 1907-1915 of Cochran Avenue (circa 1900-1910), looking north from between Seminary and Lovett Streets in Charlotte, Michigan.
Charlotte (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Cochran Avenue (Charlotte, Mich.); stores; storefronts; street scenes; carriages and coaches; bicycles; hardware stores; drugstores; dry goods stores; postcards
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