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Detroit - Street Scene circa 1870-1880
Black and white copy print of a circa 1870-1880 photograph of a street scene in Detroit. The tracks in the road belong to horse-drawn railcars, first introduced in Detroit in 1863 and replaced by electric streetcars thirty years later.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); street scenes; stores; storefronts; carriages and coaches;
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Detroit - Campus Martius circa 1890-1900
Black and white copy print of a circa 1890-1900 photograph of Campus Martius in Detroit, Michigan. On the far side of the square is the old Detroit Opera House (built 1869), with the J. L. Hudson department store on the ground floor (before it had...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Campus Martius (Detroit, Mich.); Woodward Avenue; Fort Street (Detroit, Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Detroit, Mich.); Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Detroit, Mich.); Old Detroit Opera House (Detroit,...
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Detroit - Grand Circus Park circa 1900
Black and white reproduction of a photograph from circa 1895-1905 of Grand Circus Park in Detroit, Michigan. This image was reproduced in a 1950 calendar published for the Detroit Trust Company. From the calendar: "Grand Circus Park, as it looked...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Grand Circus Park (Detroit, Mich.); parks; ; church buildings;
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Detroit - Campus Martius, circa 1902-1912
Black and white photograph from circa 1902-1912 of Campus Martius, looking north from Fort Street, in Detroit, Michigan. On the left is the Majestic Building (1896 - Daniel Burnham), and on the right opposite is the old Detroit Opera House (1869)...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Woodward Avenue; Campus Martius (Detroit, Mich.); Majestic Building (Detroit, Mich); Old Detroit Opera House (Detroit, Mich.); Merrill Fountain (Detroit, Mich.); carpet beds; beds (gardening); buildings;...
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Detroit - Campus Martius, circa 1885-1895
Black and white photograph from circa 1885-1895 of Campus Martius in Detroit, Michigan. The Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is prominent in the foreground; it was erected in 1872 to commemorate the fallen of the Civil War. In the...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit City Hall (Detroit, Mich.); Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Detroit, Mich.); J. L Hudson Company (Detroit, Mich.); Woodward Avenue; city halls; monuments; street scenes; carriages and coaches;
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Detroit - Aerial view of Detroit, circa 1925-1927
Black and white aerial photograph from circa 1925-1927 of downtown Detroit, Michigan. Included in this image is the newly completed Buhl Building (1925 - Wirt C. Rowland for Smith, Hinchman & Grylls), and noticably missing are the Penobscot tower...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); Book-Cadillac Hotel (Detroit, Mich.); Buhl Building (Detroit, Mich.); First National Building (Detroit, Mich.); Old Federal Building and U.S. Post Office (Detroit, Mich.);...
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Detroit - Jefferson Avenue circa 1940-1950
Black and white photograph from circa 1940-1950 of Jefferson Avenue at an unidentified cross street (possibly Woodward Avenue), looking south toward the Detroit River.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Jefferson Avenue (Detroit, Mich.); street scenes; automobiles; people; storefronts; stores; drugstores;
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Detroit - Aerial view of Detroit, circa 1915-1920
Black and white print showing an aerial view of Detroit from circa 1915-1920.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); cityscapes; aerial views; ships; skyscrapers; buildings
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Detroit - Campus Martius and skyscrapers, circa 1930-1935
Black and white photograph from circa 1930-1935 of Campus Martius, looking southwest, in Detroit, Michigan. From left to right are the following buildings: Guardian Building (1929 - Wirt C. Rowland for Smith, Hinchman & Grylls), Buhl Building (1925...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Campus Martius (Detroit, Mich.); Guardian Building (Detroit, Mich.); Buhl Building (Detroit, Mich.); Greater Penobscot Building (Detroit, Mich.); Ford Building (Detroit, Mich.); Hammond Building (Detroit,...
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Detroit - Foot of Jefferson Avenue circa 1865-1875
Black and white photograph from circa 1865-1875 showing (wood block paved) Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Jefferson Avenue (Detroit, Mich.); street scenes; storefronts; stores; carriages and coaches
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Grand Ledge - Seven Islands Resort, circa 1877-1886
Black and white print of a circa 1877-1886 sketch of the Seven Islands Resort area by R. Caughey. Included in this image are Hemlock Point, Grand River looking towards Grand Ledge, the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Islands, the large Island House Hotel...
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Grand River; Seven Islands Resort (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Hemlock Point (Grand Ledge, Mich.); Island House Hotel (Grand Ledge, Mich.); hotels; resorts; recreation; boats; steamboats; buildings; rivers;...
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Lansing - "Washington Avenue, Lansing, Mich."
Black and white postcard from circa 1904-1907 showing a street scene on Washington Avenue in Lansing, Michigan. The first building on the left is the Hotel Butler, built in 1872.
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Washington Avenue (Lansing, Mich.); Hotel Butler (Lansing, Mich.); hotels; street scenes; stores; storefronts; carriages and coaches; postcards
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Grand Ledge - North side of Bridge Street
Black and white photograph from circa 1900-1910 of the north side of Bridge Street in Grand Ledge, Michigan.
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Bridge Street (Grand Ledge, Mich.); street scenes; storefronts; stores; bicycles; automobiles;
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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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Marquette - "Statue of Father Marquette, Marquette, Mich."
Color postcard from circa 1920-1930 of the Father Jacques Marquette statue on the shore of Lake Superior in Marquette, Michigan.
Marquette (Mich.); Marquette County (Mich.); Father Jacques Marquette Statue (Marquette, Mich.); Lake Superior; lakes; monuments; postcards
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Marquette - "A Residence Street, Marquette, Mich.'
Color postcard from circa 1910-1920 of a residential street in Marquette, Michigan.
Marquette (Mich.); Marquette County (Mich.); street scenes; residential neighborhoods; dwellings; postcards
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Lansing - "Franklin Ave. East, Lansing, Mich."
Color postcard from circa 1907-1909 showing a street scene on Franklin Street (now Grand River Avenue) in Lansing, Michigan.
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Grand River Avenue (Lansing, Mich.); Franklin Avenue (Lansing, Mich.); streetcars; street scenes; postcards
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