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Charlotte - "Main St. looking North. Charlotte, Mich."
Black and white photo postcard from circa 1907-1915 of an 1890-1900 scene on Cochran Avenue in Charlotte, Michigan. The image shows the businesses along Cochran looking north from Lovett Street, as well as shoppers and a street sweeper.
Charlotte (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Cochran Avenue (Charlotte, Mich.); storefronts; stores; drugstores; dry goods stores; hardware stores; clothing stores; grocery stores; tobacco stores; people; bicycles; carriages and coaches; road sweepers...
Main Streets

Charlotte - "A busy day on Main Street, Charlotte, Mich."
Tinted postcard from approximately 1914 depicting a busy street scene on Cochran Avenue in Charlotte, Michigan. The image is from circa 1890-1900, and shows several carriages and persons shopping at the numerous stores on the street.
Charlotte (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Cochran Avenue (Charlotte, Mich.); street scenes; stores; storefronts; carriages and coaches; dry goods stores; people; grocery stores; clothing stores; drugstores; postcards
Main Streets

DeWitt - "M.E. Church and Grange Hall, Dewitt, Mich."
Black and white modern postcard showing a pre-1928 image of the Methodist Church on Main Street in DeWitt, Michigan. The church burned down in 1928.
DeWitt (Mich.); Clinton County (Mich.); church buildings; buildings; postcards
Main Streets

DeWitt - "West Main St., Dewitt, Mich."
Black and white postcard (modern) showing a view of Main Street in DeWitt, Michigan from between 1900 and 1920.
DeWitt (Mich.); Clinton County (Mich.); Main Street (DeWitt, Mich.); street scenes; postcards
Main Streets

Dutton - "Main Street (Hammond Avenue) about 1910"
Black and white postcard showing an image of Main Street (Hammond Avenue) in Dutton, Michigan from approximately 1910.
Dutton (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Hammond Avenue (Dutton, Mich.); street scenes; postcards
Main Streets

Hart - "Hart Village in 1880"
Black and white postcard showing an image from approximately 1880 of people posing outside businesses in Hart, Michigan.
Hart (Mich.); Oceana County (Mich.); street scenes; storefronts; people; postcards
Main Streets

Jackson - Michigan Avenue
Black and white print showing a turn-of-the-century stret scene along Michigan Avenue in Jackson, Michigan.
Jackson (Mich.); Jackson County (Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Jackson, Mich.); street scenes; people; streetcars;
Main Streets

Lansing - Turner Street in 1917
Newspaper clipping from 1939 with a photo from "Ye Olde Photograph Album" of Turner Street in 1917 in Lansing, Michigan. Article is from The State Journal.
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Turner Street (Lansing, Mich.); street scenes;
Main Streets

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1862-03-30 Poems by Nan Hank
Poems by Nan Hank dated March 30, 1862. Most of the poems discuss religion.
American Civil War; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Hank, Nan; Nan Hank; Nancy (Hank) Ewing; poems; religion
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1864-06-10 Letter from Mack Ewing
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated June 10, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes the accidental shooting of Alvin Hank's thumb and general life in the camp.
Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Nan; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Nan Ewing; wound; American Civil War; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Second Michigan Infantry; Nancy (Hank) Ewing; camp life
Civil War Manuscripts

07N 13W - Survey Map of Tallmadge Township, Ottawa County
A survey map of Tallmadge Township in Ottawa County, Michigan. While the southern and western township boundaries and subdivisions were measured in 1831, the northern and eastern township lines were measured in 1837, and the northern and eastern...
GLO Plat Maps

14N 10W - Survey Map of Mecosta Township, Mecosta County
A collection of survey maps of Mecosta Township in Mecosta County, Michigan. The first map is of the entirety of Mecosta Township; the township lines were measured in 1837 while the subdivision lines were measured in 1838. The second image is of...
GLO Plat Maps

13N 11W - Survey Map of Big Prairie Township, Newaygo County
A collection of survey maps of Big Prairie Township in Newaygo County, Michigan. The first map is of the entirety of Big Prairie Township, measured in 1837. The second image is of the back of the first map of Big Prairie Township, detailing extra...
GLO Plat Maps

12N 12W - Survey Map of Brooks Township, Newaygo County
A collection of survey maps of Brooks Township in Newaygo County, Michigan. The first map is of all of Brooks Township; the township lines were measured in 1837 while the subdivision lines were measured in 1838. The second image is of the back of a...
GLO Plat Maps

30N 04W - Survey Map of Hayes Township, Otsego County
A collection of survey maps of the northern half of Hayes Township in Otsego County, Michigan. The first map is of the entirety of the nothern half of the township. The township lines were originally measured in 1839, but part of the southern...
GLO Plat Maps

Jerome, David H.
David H. Jerome, 18th Governor of Michigan, 1881-1881. Republican. Religion: Episcopal. Born in Detroit in 1829. Died 1896. Buried in Saginaw. Worked in the business and lumber trades.
Governors; Jerome, David H.
Governors of Michigan

Groesbeck, Alexander J.
Alexander J. Groesbeck, 30th Governor of Michigan, 1921-1926. Republican. Born in Macomb County in 1873. Died 1953. Buried in Detroit. Lawyer by trade.
Governors; Groesbeck, Alexander J.
Governors of Michigan

Pingree, Hazen S.
Hazen S. Pingree, 24th Governor of Michigan, 1897-1900. Republican. Religion: Baptist. Born in Maine in 1840. Died 1901. Buried in Detroit. Worked in the business and shoes trade.
Governors; Pingree, Hazen S.
Governors of Michigan

Ferris, Woodbridge N.
Woodbridge N. Ferris, 28th Governor of Michigan, 1913-1916. Democrat. Born in New York in 1853. Died 1928. Buried in Big Rapids. Educator by trade.
Governors; Ferris, Woodbridge N.
Governors of Michigan

Felch, Alpheus
Alpheus Felch, 5th Governor of Michigan, 1846-1847. Democrat. Relgion: Methodist. Born in Maine in 1804. Died 1896. Buried in Ann Arbor. Lawyer by trade.
Governors; Felch, Alpheus
Governors of Michigan

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