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Grand Rapids - Bird's-eye view including Cathedral of Saint Andrew
Black and white copy print of an image showing a bird's-eye view of Grand Rapids, with the Cathedral of Saint Andrew - prior to expansion after a fire in 1901 - on the right.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Cathedral of Saint Andrew (Grand Rapids, Mich.); church buildings; cityscapes;
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Grand Rapids - Cathedral of Saint Andrew
Black and white copy print of an image showing the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Grand Rapids, prior to expansion after a fire in 1901.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Cathedral of Saint Andrew (Grand Rapids, Mich.); church buildings; parks; cityscapes
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - Looking north on Canal Street
Black and white copy print showing an early street scene in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The view is looking north up Canal Street (later Monroe Avenue).
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Canal Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); street scenes; streetcars; carriages and coaches; stores; people
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - Aerial view of downtown
Black and whit aerial photograph from approximately 1949 showing downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, east of the Grand River. This view includes Veteran's Memorial Park, the Michigan National Bank Buildings, a clear view of Fulton Street, the Grand...
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Fulton Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Pearl Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Michigan National Bank Building (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Grand Rapids City Hall (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Grand River; Veteran's Memorial...
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Grand Rapids - Aerial view of mall and Wurzburg's Department Store
Black and white aerial photograph of an unidentified shopping mall near Grand Rapids, Michigan, housing a Wurzburg's Department Store; the company was founded in Grand Rapids in 1862.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Wurzburg's Department Store (Grand Rapids, Mich.); malls; aerial views; parking lots; department stores
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - Aerial view of mall and Steketee's Department Store
Black and white aerial photograph of an unidentified shopping mall near Grand Rapids, Michigan, housing a Steketee's Department Store; the company was founded in Grand Rapids in 1862.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Steketee's Department Store (Grand Rapids, Mich.); malls; aerial views; parking lots; department stores
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - Division Avenue and Wealthy Street
Black and white photograph taken in December 1948 by the Michigan Dept. of State Highways showing the traffic conditions at Division Avenue and Wealthy Street in Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Division Avenue (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Wealthy Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); street scenes; winter scenes; snow; automobiles;
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - Division Avenue and Hall Street
Black and white photograph taken in December 1948 by the Michigan Dept. of State Highways showing the traffic conditions at Division Avenue and Hall Street in Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Division Avenue (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Hall Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); stores; automobiles; gas stations; winter scenes; street scenes; people;
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Grand Rapids - Division/Plainfield Avenue near Old Kent State Bank Triangle
Black and white photograph taken in December 1948 by the Michigan Dept. of State Highways showing the traffic conditions at Division or Plainfield Avenue near the Old Kent State Bank Triangle in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Division Avenue (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Plainfield Avenue (Grand Rapids, Mich.); stores; automobiles; buses; winter scenes; street scenes; people;
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - Division Avenue and Wealthy Street
Black and white photograph taken in December 1948 by the Michigan Dept. of State Highways showing the traffic conditions at Division Avenue and Wealthy Street in Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Division Avenue (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Wealthy Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); street scenes; winter scenes; snow; automobiles; buses;
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - Division and Franklin Streets
Black and white photograph taken in December 1948 by the Michigan Dept. of State Highways showing the traffic conditions at Division Avenue and Franklin Street in Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Division Avenue (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Franklin Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); street scenes; winter scenes; snow; automobiles; buses;
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - Waste Water Treatment Plant
Black and white print from negative from 1930 of the Grand Rapids Wastewater Treatment Plan.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); wastewater treatment facilities; automobiles;
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - Queen Juliana arriving at airport
Black and white photograph taken April 16, 1952, of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands arriving at the airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She would go on to speak in Holland, Michigan.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Holland (Mich.); Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, 1909-2004; Kent County (Mich.); airports; airplanes; people; crowds
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MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection
1862-12-09 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis
Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated December 9, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the postal service, status of his regiment, his opinions of different generals, and courting.
American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Memphis (Tenn.); steamer; George W. Morgan; Morgan, George W.; weather; courting; Kent...
Civil War Manuscripts

Hill, Warren G.
Portrait of Warren G. Hill, 1883. Kent County. Enlisted in company K, Third Infantry, May 13, 1861, at Grand Rapids, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered June 10, 1861. Wounded in action at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862. Wounded in action at...
Hill, Warren G.;Warren G. Hill; American Civil War ; ; Third Michigan Infantry ;3rd Michigan Infantry; Kent County (Mich.) ; Grand Rapids (Mich.) ; Fair Oaks, Battle of, Va., 1862 ; Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863
Civil War Photographs

Burch, Harmon and Burch, Homer
Portrait of Harmon (or Hyman) and Homer Burch, c. 1890. Drafted for 1 year, from Courtland, age 29. Mustered March 15, 1865. Assigned to company C, Fifteenth Infantry. Joined regiment at Washington, D. C., May 21, 1865. Mustered out at Little...
Burch, Harmon ;Harmon Burch; Burch, Homer;Homer Burch; American Civil War ; ; Fifteenth Michigan Infantry ;15th Michigan Infantry; Kent County (Mich.) ; Courtland (Mich.)
Civil War Photographs

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