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    • MS 61-21: Waldo LaRue Collection 1862-11-24 Letter from George C. Gordon

    • MS 61-21: Waldo LaRue Collection
      1862-11-24 Letter from George C. Gordon

    • Letter from George Gordon to his wife, Carrie Gordon, dated November 24, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the health of friends, the movement of his regiment, local farming, and confederate money.

    • American Civil War; George C. Gordon; Gordon, George C.; Caroline (Spencer) Gordon; Gordon, Caroline (Spencer); Carrie Gordon; Gordon, Carrie; Captain; Commissioned Officer; Fredericksburg (Va.); illness; health; agriculture; southern society;...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection 1864-02-10 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • MS 62-52: Douwe B. Yntema Collection
      1864-02-10 Letter from Leonard G. Loomis

    • Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated February 10, 1864. In this letter, he describes an example of how African Americans end up in prison and under his watch in the Provost Guard. He relates their history to Elizabeth and...

    • 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.); picture; photograph; African Americans; Provost Guard;...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing 1865-02-19 Letter from Mack Ewing

    • MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
      1865-02-19 Letter from Mack Ewing

    • Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated February 19, 1865. In this letter, Ewing discusses prostitutes visiting the hospital, his desire for a discharge, prayer meetings, and smallpox outbreaks in the hospital.

    • American Civil War; Second Michigan Infantry; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Ewing, Mack; Mack Ewing; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Henry McKendree Ewing; Ewing, Nan; Nan Ewing; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Nancy (Hank) Ewing; private; Prostitutes; Satterlee U.S.A....
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • Sault Sainte Marie - "Panorama of Sault Ste. Marie"

    • 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;
    • Main Streets
    • Saginaw - Early city view

    • Saginaw - Early city view

    • Black and white copy print of a drawing from approximately 1849 of early Saginaw, Michigan. The area in the image is the site of the future city hall.

    • Saginaw (Mich.); Saginaw County (Mich.); Saginaw River; settlements; rivers
    • Main Streets
    • Dearborn - "Michigan Avenue at Monroe about 1908"

    • Dearborn - "Michigan Avenue at Monroe about 1908"

    • Black and white postcard of Michigan Avenue in Dearborn, Michigan, at the intersection with Monroe Street, looking west. The original image is from approximately 1908. The streetcar is part of the Detroit, Jackson and Chicago Railway, which...

    • Dearborn (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Dearborn, Mich.); U.S. Route 12 (Mich.); Monroe Street (Dearborn, Mich.); Detroit United Railway (Mich.); storefronts; streetcars; street scenes; postcards
    • Main Streets
    • Dearborn - "Military Avenue looking North, Dearborn, Mich."

    • Dearborn - "Military Avenue looking North, Dearborn, Mich."

    • Black and white postcard featuring an 1897 image of the Military Avenue (now Military Street) bridge crossing over the lower branch of the Rouge River in Dearborn, Michigan.

    • Dearborn (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Rouge, River (Mich.); Lower River Rouge (Mich.); Military Street (Dearborn, Mich.); bridges; rivers; rivers; postcards
    • Main Streets
    • Dearborn - Detroit Arsenal at Dearborn, approx. 1835

    • Dearborn - Detroit Arsenal at Dearborn, approx. 1835

    • Black and white copy print of a sketch of the Detroit Arsenal at Dearborn in 1895. In the 1830s, the Detroit Arsenal was moved from within the city of Detroit to a location west of the city in Dearborn. The arsenal's purpose was to serve as a...

    • Dearborn (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit Arsenal (Dearborn, Mich.); military facilities; maps
    • Main Streets
    • Caledonia - David Kinsey Home

    • Caledonia - David Kinsey Home

    • Black and white reproduction postcard depicting an image from approximately 1880 of the David Kinsey Home, located on 100th Street in Caledonia, Michigan. David Kinsey, the founder of Caledonia, built this home around 1872.

    • Caledonia (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); dwellings; windmills; postcards
    • Main Streets
    • Caledonia - View of Caledonia and railroad station

    • Caledonia - View of Caledonia and railroad station

    • Black and white reproduction postcard depicting an image from about 1885 of the town of Caledonia, Michigan and the Caledonia Station and train tracks. Men and children can be seen standing on the railcars in the foreground.

    • Caledonia (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); aerial views; cityscapes; buildings; railroad stations; railroad buildings; railroads; railroad cars; postcards
    • Main Streets
    • Caledonia - Caledonia Hotel

    • Caledonia - Caledonia Hotel

    • Black and white reproduction postcard depicting an image from circa 1900-1910 of the Caledonia Hotel in Caledonia, Michigan. From the back of the postcard: "Built in the early 1880's by Lewis Spaulding and called the Spaulding House. Rates in 1906...

    • Caledonia (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Caledonia Hotel (Caledonia, Mich.); hotels; postcards
    • Main Streets
    • Boyne City - "Looking North along Lake Street"

    • Boyne City - "Looking North along Lake Street"

    • Black and white reproduction postcard of a circa 1895-1910 postcard depicting Lake Street, looking north from Water Street in Boyne City, Michigan.

    • Boyne City (Mich.); Charlevoix County (Mich.); Water Street (Boyne City, Mich.); Lake Street (Boyne City, Mich.); street scenes; storefronts; postcards; people
    • Main Streets
    • Boyne City - "Park Street Bridge"

    • Boyne City - "Park Street Bridge"

    • Black and white reproduction postcard of a circa 1895-1910 postcard depicting the Park Street bridge, looking south towards Water Street in Boyne City, Michigan.

    • Boyne City (Mich.); Charlevoix County (Mich.); Park Street (Boyne City, Mich.); Park Street Bridge (Boyne City, Mich.); bridges; street scenes; postcards
    • Main Streets

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