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    • MS 70-99: Civil War Diary of Lorenzo A. Barker 1862-1863 Diary of Lorenzo A. Barker

    • MS 70-99: Civil War Diary of Lorenzo A. Barker
      1862-1863 Diary of Lorenzo A. Barker

    • 1862-1863 Diary of Lorenzo Barker. In this diary, Barker discusses daily life while stationed around Corinth Mississippi. In the diary he describes witnessing a deserter execution, bringing in Confederate prisoners, battle experiences, and...

    • American Civil War; Barker, Lorenzo A.; Lorenzo A. Barker; Western Sharpshooters; 66th Illinois Infantry; Sixty-sixth Illinois Infantry; Corinth (Miss.); regimental history; Confederate Prisoners of War; deserters;
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • MS 69-121: Grace Dunham Collection 1861-08-23 Letter from Alphonso Crane

    • MS 69-121: Grace Dunham Collection
      1861-08-23 Letter from Alphonso Crane

    • Letter from Alphonso Crane to his father, William Crane, dated August 23, 1861. In this letter, he discusses his father's health, supplies (including food and clothing), moving timber, family news.

    • American Civil War; Alphonso D. Crane; Crane, Alphonso D.; William Crane; Crane, William; Second Michigan Infantry; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Arlington (Va.); health; illness; amputation; supplies; food; clothes; lumber;
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • MS 70-57: W. R. Fudge Collection 1861-1863 Diary of James W. Hoffman Transcript

    • MS 70-57: W. R. Fudge Collection
      1861-1863 Diary of James W. Hoffman Transcript

    • 1861-1863 Diary transcript of James W. Hoffman. In this diary, he discusses joining his regiment, riding on the railroad, soldier life, picket duty, dress parades, illnesses, riding a steamboat, his horse, skirmishes, visiting locals, African...

    • American Civil War; Hoffman, James W.; James W. Hoffman; 3rd Michigan Cavalry; Third Michigan Cavalry; enlistment; railroad; soldier life; picket duty; dress parade; illness; health; steamer; horse; skirmish; civilians; African Americans; slavery;...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • Marquette - Lumber yarn on Lake Superior

    • Marquette - Lumber yarn on Lake Superior

    • Black and white stereograph of children posing or playing on lumber laid out on the shore of Lake Superior in Marquette, Michigan.

    • Marquette (Mich.); Marquette County (Mich.); Lake Superior; ships; lumber; logging industry; lakes; people; children; stereographs
    • Main Streets
    • Traverse City - Train Station

    • Traverse City - Train Station

    • Black and white photograph from 1941 of the Traverse City, Michigan train depot, with an engine and lumber-laden car in front.

    • Traverse City (Mich.); Grand Traverse County (Mich.); Traverse City Train Depot (Traverse City, Mich.); railroad stations; lumber; railroads
    • Main Streets
    • Saginaw - "Bird's Eye View, Saginaw, Mich."

    • Saginaw - "Bird's Eye View, Saginaw, Mich."

    • Color postcard from circa 1907-1912 of a bird's-eye view of lumber yards along the Saginaw River in Saginaw, Michigan.

    • Saginaw (Mich.); Saginaw County (Mich.); Saginaw River; lumber yards; lumber; logging industry; bridges; railroad cars; railroads; railroad tracks; rivers; postcards
    • Main Streets
    • Saginaw - Log boats on Saginaw River

    • Saginaw - Log boats on Saginaw River

    • Black and white photograph showing boats docked at a lumber yard and mill, loaded with lumber, on the Saginaw River in Saginaw, Michigan.

    • Saginaw (Mich.); Saginaw County (Mich.); Saginaw River; boats; ships; lumber; logging industry; lumber yards; mills
    • Main Streets
    • Saginaw - Winter street scene

    • Saginaw - Winter street scene

    • Black and white photograph of winter carts loaded with lumber on an unidentified street in Saginaw, Michigan.

    • Saginaw (Mich.); Saginaw County (Mich.); street scenes; winter scenes; storefronts; carriages and coaches; lumber; logging industry; people
    • Main Streets
    • Petoskey - View of city and bay

    • Petoskey - View of city and bay

    • Black and white photograph from circa 1900-1905 of a view of Petoskey, Michigan, with a large sailboat and Little Traverse Bay in the background.

    • Petoskey (Mich.); Emmet County (Mich.); Little Traverse Bay (Mich.); cityscapes; ships; sailboats; lumber yards; lakes; dwellings;
    • Main Streets
    • Antrim - Rail cars hauling lumber

    • Antrim - Rail cars hauling lumber

    • 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
    • Main Streets
    • Cheboygan - "Birds Eye View Showing Courthouse and River, Cheboygan, Mich."

    • Cheboygan - "Birds Eye View Showing Courthouse and River, Cheboygan, Mich."

    • Black and white postcard from approximately 1910 of an aerial view of Cheboygan, Michigan, along the Cheboygan River. The large red brick building with the clock tower on the left is the Cheboygan County Courthouse, built 1898-1900. The building...

    • Cheboygan (Mich.); Cheboygan County (Mich.); Cheboygan River (Mich.); Cheboygan County Courthouse (Cheboygan, Mich.); First Congregational Church (Cheboygan, Mich.); Cheboygan Brewing & Malting Company (Cheboygan, Mich.); Cheboygan High School...
    • Main Streets
    • Bay City - 1850s Bay City

    • Bay City - 1850s Bay City

    • 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
    • Main Streets
    • Big Rapids - "Birdseye View of the Office, Mills and Yards of Ward Bros."

    • Big Rapids - "Birdseye View of the Office, Mills and Yards of Ward Bros."

    • Black and white photograph from souvenir folder of Big Rapids, published in approximately 1907, depicting an aerial view of part of the Ward Bros. factory in Big Rapids, Michigan. Included in this image are the offices, mills, and lumber yards....

    • Big Rapids (Mich.); Mecosta County (Mich.); Ward Bros. (Big Rapids, Mich.); factories; manufacturing; mills; aerial views; lumber; cityscapes; logging industry
    • Main Streets
    • Big Rapids - "General View of the Mills and Yards of Jones & Green"

    • Big Rapids - "General View of the Mills and Yards of Jones & Green"

    • Black and white photograph from souvenir folder of Big Rapids, published in approximately 1907, depicting the sawmill and lumber yards of Jones & Green manufacturing. Jones & Green manufactured building materials, from sashes, doors and blinds, to...

    • Big Rapids (Mich.); Mecosta County (Mich.); Jones & Green (Big Rapids, Mich.); manufacturing; mills; factories; lumber; railroad tracks; railroad cars; logging industry
    • Main Streets
    • Lansing - Parmalee & Co. Plaster Mill and Scofield Mill

    • Lansing - Parmalee & Co. Plaster Mill and Scofield Mill

    • Black and white photograph from circa 1870-1880 showing the Parmalee & Co. Plaster Mill and the Scofield Mill on the Grand River in Lansing, Michigan.

    • Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Parmelee & Co. Plaster Mill (Lansing, Mich.); Scofield Mill (Lansing, Mich.); mills; lumber; manufacturing; buildings; rivers;
    • Main Streets

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