Letter from Lib Ewing to Mack Ewing dated May 14, 1865. In this letter, she discusses the sinking of the Sultana and the fate of her brother, Cam Smith, who was a passenger on said steamboat.
American Civil War; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Elizabeth (Smith) Ewing; Ewing, Elizabeth (Smith); Lib Ewing; Ewing, Lib; Sultana (Steamboat);
Color postcard from 1928 of the Old Federal Building on Portage Avenue in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The building has been used as a United States Post Office and as a courthouse. The postcard is part of a Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Old Federal Building (Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.); post offices; courthouses; buildings; postcards; streetcars; automobiles
Color postcard from 1920 of the Old Federal Building on Portage Avenue in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The building has been used as a United States Post Office and as a courthouse. This postcard is from the souvenir postcard folder "Souvenir of...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Old Federal Building (Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.); post offices; courthouses; buildings; postcards; automobiles; St. Marys River; canals
Color cover of the "Souvenir of Battle Creek, Michigan" postcard album, from circa 1924-1930. The cover depict a new addition to the Battle Creek Sanitarium, which is now the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center.
Battle Creek (Mich.); Calhoun County (Mich.); Battle Creek Sanitarium (Battle Creek, Mich.); Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center (Battle Creek, Mich.); federal buildings; buildings; postcards
Color postcard from approximately 1912 of the U.S. Courthouse, Post Office and Custom House in Bay City, Michigan. The building was constructed in 1893, designed by architect James H. Windrim, and was in use until it was razed in 1931.
Bay City (Mich.); Bay County (Mich.); Bay City U.S. Courthouse, Post Office and Custom House (Bay City, Mich.); courthouses; post offices; custom houses; federal buildings; buildings; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1916-1918 showing the view south from the Majestic Building, next to the Detroit City Hall in Detroit, Michigan. The top of the city hall (1871) is in the foreground. The red building on the left is the Hammond Building...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); Detroit City Hall (Detroit, Mich.); Hammond Building (Detroit, Mich.); Ford Building (Detroit, Mich.); Penobscot Building Annex (Detroit, Mich.); Penobscot Block (Detroit,...
Black and white photograph from circa 1912-1917 showing the Dime Building in Detroit, Michigan. The Dime Building was built in 1912 by Daniel Burnham, on the corner of Griswold and Fort Streets. In the background on the left is the old Federal...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Griswold Street (Detroit, Mich.); Fort Street (Detroit, Mich.); Dime Building (Detroit, Mich.); Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912; Old Federal Building and U.S. Post Office (Detroit, Mich.); automobiles;...
Color postcard from 1900 of the old Federal Building and Post Office in Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1897, the building housed the U.S. Circuit Courts, post office and custom house until being replaced in 1931. The opulent "Million Dollar Courtroom"...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Old Federal Building and U.S. Post Office (Detroit, Mich.); Fort Street (Detroit, Mich.); federal buildings; buildings; post offices; custom houses; courthouses; clock towers; postcards
Color postcard from approximately 1911 depicting the view from Campus Martius looking west toward the old Detroit City Hall in Detroit, Michigan. The city hall was bordered on the south by Fort Street and to the north by Michigan Avenue. Built in...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit City Hall (Detroit, Mich.); Old Federal Building and U.S. Post Office (Detroit, Mich.); Fort Street (Detroit, Mich.); ; Michigan Avenue (Detroit, Mich.); federal buildings; post offices; courthouses;...
Black and white copy print of a photograph from circa 1909-1911 showing Campus Martius in Detroit, Michigan. Included in this image is the top of the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (1872) in the foreground, the Bagley Memorial Fountain...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Woodward Avenue; Fort Street (Detroit, Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Detroit, Mich.); U.S. Route 12 (Mich.); Detroit City Hall (Detroit, Mich.); Ford Building (Detroit, Mich.); Majestic Building (Detroit, Mich.);...
Black and white aerial photograph from 1929 of downtown Detroit, Michigan. The view is southwest from about Randolph and Monroe Streets to the Detroit River.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); First National Building (Detroit, Mich.); Cadillac Square Building (Detroit, Mich.); Wayne County Building (Detroit, Mich.); Detroit City Hall (Detroit, Mich.); Old Federal...
Black and white photograph from approximately 1910 showing the Detroit skyline and boat traffic on the Detroit River, taken from across the river in Windsor, Ontario.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Old Federal Building and U.S. Post Office (Detroit, Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); Ford Building (Detroit, Mich.); Majestic Building (Detroit, Mich.); Detroit City Hall (Detroit, Mich.); Pontchartrain...
Letter from William A. Barnard to his father, Stephen A. Barnard, dated July 24, 1863. In this letter, he describes the Siege of Vicksburg.
American Civil War; William A. Barnard; Barnard, William A.; Stephen A. Barnard; Barnard, Stephen A.; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; 20th Michigan Infantry; First Lieutenant; Vicksburg (Miss.); Siege of Vicksburg; regimental history; Fourth of July;
Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated February 24, 1864. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, soldier life, the Provost Guard.
American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Plaquemines Parish (La.); Provost Guard; drills; sailing; music; dancing; Confederate...
Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated February 11, 1863. In this letter, he describes the status and movements of his regiment, the Siege of Vicksburg, Provost Guard duty, and his opinions on courting.
American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Vicksburg (Miss.); Siege of Vicksburg; Young's Point (La.); Steamer Henry Clay;...