Photograph album of real photo postcards Favorite produced by the Great Lakes Towing Company of Cleveland, Ohio, containing a series of views showing the tugboat Favorite salvaging capsized carferry Ann Arbor #4 in Manistique, Michigan, in May 1909. Includes 13 real photo postcards. Volume 15.5 x 11 cm.
Photograph album containing snapshots related to an unidentified family in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Contents consist of images of friends and family, swimming, croquet, card games, and boating. Of note are two images of women with cameras and several images of automobiles. Several Michigan locations are represented including Bangor, St. Joseph, South Haven, and Grand Rapids as well as Lansing and Detroit. Includes 150 photographs. Volume 14.5 x 20.5 cm.
Souvenir album containing reproductions of views by the Royal Photo Company of the Michigan Soldiers' Home in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Contents consist of a list of board and staff members with portraits followed by images of buildings, interiors, grounds, and the hospital. Of note is an inscribed passage on the album's first two pages that was written by a soldier's widow which describes her life as a resident at the institution. Includes 18 photomechanical prints. Volume 10 x 15 cm.
Photograph album containing real photo postcards of Mio, Michigan, including views of the Au Sable River, powerhouse and dam, powerhouse interior views, street scenes, storefronts, a church, and a bank. Most images are identified by captions. Includes 17 real photo postcards. Volume 11 x 17.5.
Souvenir folding postcard album commemorating the Grand Rapids Home Coming and 60th Anniversary Celebration. Includes 7 postcards. Volume 10.5 x 16.5 cm.
Photograph album containing snapshots documenting a steamboat trip around the Great Lakes beginning in Detroit and going through Sault Ste. Marie and Niagara Falls. Of note are images of Belle Isle Park, the Soo Locks, St. Mary's River, Niagara Falls, and the Niagara Gorge electrical plant. Includes 43 photographs. Volume 19 x 27 cm. ITEM CURRENTLY MISSING
Photograph album containing advertising images of Detroit Vapor Stoves Co. products. Includes 12 photographs. Volume 15.5 x 25.5 cm. ITEM CURRENTLY MISSING
Photograph album containing images from the 1910 Michigan Bankers Association Conference held in Port Huron, Michigan, as well as images taken during a trip to Ontario, Canada. The first picture in the album bears the caption "Yours truly, Leo A. Caro" while other images from the conference also feature other identified attendees. Of note are images of conference buildings and the ferry trip to Ontario as well as views of scenes in Ontario such as Parry Sound (including lumber transport operations), people boarding a train for Muskoka Lakes, Port Carling Locks, Copper Head Island, Midland, and the 30,000 Islands. Includes 31 photographs. Volume 14 x 18 cm.
Photograph album related to Smukal family of Detroit, Michigan. Contents consist of images of a home, various couples and individuals (including a young man wearing a military uniform), people playing games (including croquet), boating, fishing, lawn mowing, and playing baseball. Also of note are images featuring Kellogg's Toasted Corn Flakes boxes being used for various things including as "Bait" for a child. Captions present for many images. Includes 51 photographs. Volume 11.5 x 15 cm.
Photograph album containing images related to the Chicago Automobile Association's "Around Lake Michigan" Reliability Run race event in 1912. Of note are captioned views that show the Wisconsin state capitol building in Madison under construction, automobile service and sales companies, a paper mill, and scenes from locations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (including Hancock/Houghton and Escanaba). Also present are uncaptioned images of automobiles navigating rough terrain, damage to vehicles, vehicles being loaded onto railroad cars and a ferry, and a racetrack. Includes 60 photographs. Volume 15.5 x 19 cm.