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Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Taken from High School, showing Baptist Church in distance, Grand Rapids (Mich.); n.d.
Fountain Street Baptist Church (Grand Rapids, Mich.);birdseye views; bird's-eye views
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Battle Creek - Aerial view of Battle Creek (Mich.)
Black and white stereograph with aerial image of residential neighborhood in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Battle Creek (Mich.); Calhoun County (Mich.); aerial views; cityscapes; stereographs
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Grand Rapids - Bird's-eye views of Grand Rapids
Color postcard from 1922 showing two bird's-eye views of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The bottom image shows the Grand River.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Grand River; aerial views; cityscapes; rivers; bridges; railroads; railroad bridges; postcards
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MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1864-11-06 through 1864-11-08 Letter from Lib Ewing
Letter from Lib Ewing to Mack Ewing and D.C. Cherington dated November 6, 1864 through November 8, 1864. In this letter, she tells of family news, the upcoming Presidential election, and Copperheads.
Elizabeth (Smith) Ewing; Ewing, Elizabeth (Smith); Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Cherington, Dewitt Clinton; Dewitt Clinton Cherington; Presidential Election of 1864; Copperhead Movement; Lib Ewing; Ewing,...
Civil War Manuscripts

Grand Ledge - Panorama of Grand Ledge, approximately 1910
Black and white panoramic photograph from approximately 1910 of Grand Ledge, Michigan. Image includes the newly constructed concrete bridge, which replaced the 1870 iron bridge in 1910.
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; rivers; bridges; aerial views; cityscapes;
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Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort Round House
Black and white photograph from circa 1886-1893 showing the Seven Islands Resort buildings on the Second Island in the Grand River at Grand Ledge, Michigan. The pagoda-like building - the Round House - was constructed after J. Scott Mudge bought...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); resorts; recreation; rivers; buildings; cityscapes; aerial views
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Grand Ledge - Aerial view of Grand Ledge, 1881
Black and white print showing an aerial view of Grand Ledge in 1881. Note the iron bridge crossing the Grand River at Bridge Street. It was built in 1870 to replace a wooden bridge, which inevitably was damages each spring by ice flow on the river....
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; aerial views; rivers; bridges; Bridge Street (Grand Ledge, Mich.);
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Marquette - Aerial view
Color postcard from approximately 1943 showing an aerial view of Marquette, Michigan. Included in this view are the ore docks jutting out into the harbor on the right.
Marquette (Mich.); Marquette County (Mich.); Lake Superior; aerial views; ore docks; harbors; docks; lakes; postcards
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Marquette - Aerial view of Marquette, 1881
Black and white drawing from 1881 mapping out an aerial view of Marquette, Michigan. The ore docks are clearly visible along the harbor. These docks were used to load ships with iron ore directly from railroad cars, making the process much more...
Marquette (Mich.); Marquette County (Mich.); Lake Superior; ore docks; docks; ships; shipping industry; aerial views; maps; mining industry; shorelines; railroads
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Sault Sainte Marie - "Bird's-Eye View of Locks"
Color postcard from circa 1925-1935 of a bird's-eye view of the Soo Locks, on the St. Marys River, in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River between the United States and Canada, provide ships safe passage around...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; ships; boats; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation; aerial views
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Sault Sainte Marie - "Panorama of Sault Ste. Marie"
Black and white copy print of a 1904 panorama photograph of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, with Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan in the distance.
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Sault Sainte Marie (Ont.); Hudson Bay Company (Sault Sainte Marie, Ont.); aerial views; cityscapes; locks; St. Marys River; boats; ships;
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Lansing - "REO Motor Car Co., Lansing, Mich."
Color postcard from circa 1930-1940 of the Reo Motor Car Company factory in Lansing, Michigan. Founded in 1904 by R. E. Olds, the Reo Motor Car Company produced cars and trucks until 1975.
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Reo Motor Car Company (Lansing, Mich.); automotive industry; factories; manufacturing; aerial views; postcards
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Sault Sainte Marie - Aerial View
Black and white aerial photograph from 1975 of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, with various points of interest mapped out. The Soo Locks and the International Bridge are somewhat visible in this image.
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); aerial views; St. Marys River; bridges; rivers; locks;
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Sault Sainte Marie - Campsite views
Color postcard from 1920 of different views of a public campground in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. This postcard is from the souvenir postcard folder "Souvenir of Sault Sainte Marie "The Soo" Michigan."
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); recreation; camping; tents; automobiles; postcards
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Traverse City - Aerial view of Park Place Hotel area
Color postcard from circa 1910-1915 showing an aerial view of Traverse City, Michigan, with the Park Place Hotel in the foreground.
Traverse City (Mich.); Grand Traverse County (Mich.); Park Place Hotel (Traverse City, Mich.); aerial views; hotels; Grand Traverse Bay; postcards
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Traverse City - Aerial View of Traverse City
Color postcard from circa 1910-1920 showing an aerial view of Traverse City, Michigan along the coast of Grand Traverse Bay.
Traverse City (Mich.); Grand Traverse County (Mich.); aerial views; postcards; Grand Traverse Bay; shorelines;
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Traverse City - Aerial view of coastline
Black and white aerial photograph from 1927 showing Traverse City, Michigan, along Grand Traverse Bay.
Traverse City (Mich.); Grand Traverse County (Mich.); Grand Traverse Bay; lakes; shorelines; aerial views
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Traverse City - Northwest Michigan Fairground
Black and white aerial photograph of the Northwest Michigan Fairgrounds in Traverse City, Michigan.
Traverse City (Mich.); Grand Traverse County (Mich.); Northwest Michigan Fairground (Traverse City, Mich.); parks; fairgrounds; aerial views
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