Black and white postcard depicting the village of Alaska, Michigan in 1878. Alaska was an unicorporated community within Caledonia Township, established in 1855 as Brownsville, changed a few days later to North Brownsville, and renamed Alaska in...
Alaska (Mich.); Caledonia Township (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); aerial views; cityscapes; postcards
Black and white photograph depicting an aerial view of Alpena, Michigan, with the channel connecting Lake Besser to Thunder Bay in the background. This image is a gift of the Besser Company, which was founded in 1904 in Alpena, pioneering the...
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Black and white photograph from circa 1895-1905 showing an aerial view of lumber loaded onto railcars in Antrim, Michigan. This lumber was headed for the Antrim Iron Company sawmill.
Antrim (Mich.); Antrim County (Mich.); railroad cars; aerial views; lumber; railroad yards; ; storefronts; street scenes; cityscapes; logging industry
Souvenir postcard from the "Souvenir of Battle Creek Michigan" postcard folder depicting the Battle Creek Food Company.
Battle Creek (Mich.); Calhoun County (Mich.); Battle Creek Food Company (Battle Creek, Mich.); aerial views; factories; manufacturing; buildings; postcards
Souvenir postcard from the "Souvenir of Battle Creek Michigan" postcard folder depicting an aerial view of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, seen from the rear of the main building. The three buildings in the foreground are the women's bathhouse, the...
Battle Creek (Mich.); Calhoun County (Mich.); Battle Creek Sanitarium (Battle Creek, Mich.); bathhouses; aerial views; buildings; postcards
Black and white aerial photograph of downtown Battle Creek, Michigan. The foreground tower is the Heritage Tower, the tower behind it the Battle Creek Tower, both constructed in 1931, and both on Michigan Avenue.
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Black and white copy print of a lithograph of Bay City in the early 1850s, showing the Saginaw River in the foreground. Lumber was a major industry in the Saginaw Valley region, and this image shows one of Bay City's saw mills, as well as the...
Bay City (Mich.); Bay County (Mich.); aerial views; Saginaw River (Mich.); rivers; lumber; cityscapes; logging industry
Black and white aerial photograph of Woodside Avenue and Liberty Bridge, crossing over the Saginaw River in Bay City, Michigan. To the right of the bridge is the Jennison Hawthorne Steel Warehouse.
Bay City (Mich.); Bay County (Mich.); Liberty Bridge (Bay City, Mich.); Saginaw River (Mich.); Jennison Hawthorne Steel (Bay City, Mich.); Woodside Avenue (Bay City, Mich.); aerial views; bridges
Black and white aerial photograph of Bay City, Michigan from 1949. The large road is Washington Avenue; towards the top of the photograph can be seen the clock tower of the Bay City City Hall. The bridge in the photograph crossing the Saginaw River...
Bay City (Mich.); Bay County (Mich.); Washington Avenue (Bay City, Mich.); Liberty Bridge (Bay City, Mich.); Saginaw River (Mich.); aerial views; bridges; rivers
Black and white postcard from 1905 depicting an aerial view of Belding, Michigan. The factories in this image belong to the Belding Bros. and Company, who operated several silk mills in Belding - manufacturing silk thread, fabrics and sewing and...
Belding (Mich.); Ionia County (Mich.); Belding Bros. & Company (Belding, Mich.); factories; mills; manufacturing; aerial views; cityscapes; postcards
Color postcard from approximately 1908 depicting an aerial view of the east end of Main Street and Hanover Street in Belding, Michigan. The building on the left side of the postcard is the Belrockton, originally a dormitory for the girls working in...
Belding (Mich.); Ionia County (Mich.); Main Street (Belding, Mich.); Hanover Street (Belding, Mich.); Flat River (Mich.); Belding Bros. & Company (Belding, Mich.); aerial views; cityscapes; postcards
Black and white photograph from approximately 1900 of the northern side of the town of Bellaire, Michigan. The white church is the First Methodist Church (now the Community Methodist Church), one of the oldest churches in Antrim County.
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