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Souvenir Civil War picture card of Abe the Eagle
The following is printed on the back of this card: "The New Picture of the Eagle (From a Photograph taken in March, 1865). Album portrait of "Old Abe" the Live Eagle which was carried through a three years' campaign, and many battles, by the 8th...
American Civil War; Mascots; Eagles; Eigth Wisconsin Infantry;8th Wisconsin Infantry
Civil War Photographs

Marquette - "Souvenir of Marquette, Michigan"
Color souvenir postcard from 1938 with an image of the Father Jacques Marquette Statue in Marquette, Michigan. This postcard is the back cover of the Marquette Postcard Souvenir Booklet.
Marquette (Mich.); Marquette County (Mich.); Father Jacques Marquette Statue (Marquette, Mich.); postcards
Main Streets

Sault Sainte Marie - Sault Ste. Marie souvenir postcard booklet cover
Color postcard booklet cover from a 1928 Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet, featuring an image of the Soo Locks. The locks, located on St. Marys River between the United States and Canada, provide ships safe passage around the rapids in...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation; ships; cargo ships; boats
Main Streets

Flint - "Offices of Buick Motor Co., Flint, Mich."
Color postcard from approximately 1914 of the Buick Motor Company (now part of General Motors Corp.) offices in Flint, Michigan.
Flint (Mich.); Genesee County (Mich.); General Motors Corporation; automotive industry; office buildings; street scenes; automobiles; postcards
Main Streets

Kalamazoo - Hanselman Building
Color postcard from approximately 1916 showing the corner of Michigan Avenue and North Burdick Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The tall building on the corner is the Hanselman Building, with the Burdick Hotel next to it.
Kalamazoo (Mich.); Kalamazoo County (Mich.); Hanselman Building (Kalamazoo, Mich.); Burdick Street (Kalamazoo, Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Kalamazoo, Mich.); Burdick Hotel (Kalamazoo, Mich.); street scenes; streetcars; buildings; hotels; postcards
Main Streets

Kalamazoo - "Celery Fields, Kalamazoo, Mich."
Color postcard from circa 1907-1910 showing celery fields near Kalamazoo, Michigan. The celery industry began in the Kalamazoo are in the 1850s, where Dutch farmers first started growing and marketing the crop.
Kalamazoo (Mich.); Kalamazoo County (Mich.); farms; postcards
Main Streets

Allegan - "Souvenir of Allegan, Mich."
Black and white postcard from about 1911, showing four images of Allegan, Michigan: the "Big Dam" on the Kalamazoo River; the "M. E. Church" on Trowbridge Street, which is now the Allegan United Methodist Church; the "Steamer Mildred on the Kazoo...
Allegan (Mich.); Allegan County (Mich.); United Methodist Church (Allegan, Mich.); Mildred (Steamboat); Kalamazoo River (Mich.); Mill District (Allegan, Mich.); rivers; bridges; dams; ; postcards
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

Adrian - "Souvenir Folder of Adrian, Mich.", front cover
Front cover of a souvenir postcard folder of Adrian, Michigan, depicting a drawing of a couple boating down the River Raisin.
Adrian (Mich.); Lenawee County (Mich.); Raisin River (Mich.); rivers; boats; people;
Main Streets

Adrian - "Souvenir Folder of Adrian, Mich.", back cover
Front cover of a souvenir postcard folder of Adrian, Michigan, with a drawing depicting the downtown skyline and a motorcoach of sighseers.
Adrian (Mich.); Lenawee County (Mich.); people; automobiles
Main Streets

Lansing - "Souvenir Folder of Lansing, Michigan"
Color postcard from 1945 showing the state capitol building in Lansing, Michigan. Part of "Souvenir Folder of Lansing, Michigan" - a postcard booklet featuring images from Lansing and East Lansing.
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Michigan State Capitol (Lansing, Mich.); capitol buildings; buildings; postcards
Main Streets

Memphis - "Souvenir of Memphis, Mich."
Scenes include: West side of Main Street, NW corner of St. Clair and Main Streets, School House, M.E. Church, Congregational Church, East side of Main Street, National Hotel, and "Old Hill".
Memphis (Mich.); Macomb County (Mich.);
Main Streets

Detroit - "Here I am at Detroit Mich...." souvenir postcard
Color postcard from approximately 1925 from Detroit, Michigan showing a skyline view of the city. The message reads, "Here I am at Detroit, Mich. Enjoying its sights and its cheer, everything's great; I'm feeling first rate, But oh, how I wish you...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); cityscapes; ; skyscrapers; buildings; parks; postcards
Main Streets

Lansing - "View looking East from Capitol, Lansing, Mich."
Color postcard from circa 1910-1913 showing a view of Lansing, Michigan, looking east from the capitol building. On the left is the old Lansing City Hall (built 1896) and the adjacent post office, which would become the city hall annex.
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Lansing City Hall (Lansing, Mich.); United States Post Office (Lansing, Mich.); cityscapes; city halls; post offices; buildings; postcards
Main Streets

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