Black and white photograph of the Adrian Chamber of Commerce building on Main Street in Adrian, Michigan. Written on the back of the photograph: "One of Adrian's landmarks is the Chamber of Commerce building, left to the Chamber by a leading...
Adrian (Mich.); Lenawee County (Mich.); Adrian Chambers of Commerce (Adrian, Mich.); buildings
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 postcard showing the destruction a March, 1913 tornado caused to the Malleable Iron Co. pattern room. The postcard reads: "Malleable Iron Co. Albion Mi. Wreck of pattern room by tornado March 21, 1913. Damage $10,000.00"
Albion (Mich.); Calhoun County (Mich.); Malleable Iron Company (Albion, Mich.); disasters; postcards; people
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...
Alpena (Mich.); Alpena County (Mich.); aerial views; Besser Company (Mich.); manufacturing; Thunder Bay (Mich.); cityscapes;
Letter from Nan Ewing to Mack Ewing dated March 29, 1865. In this letter, she discusses family news, community news, and her desire for Mack Ewing to come home.
American Civil War; Ewing, Mack; Mack Ewing; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Henry McKendree Ewing; Ewing, Nan; Nan Ewing; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Nancy (Hank) Ewing; furlough
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.
Battle Creek (Mich.); Calhoun County (Mich.); Heritage Tower (Battle Creek, Mich.); Battle Creek Tower (Battle Creek, Mich.); aerial views;