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Promotional album documenting properties belonging to the United Light and Railways Co. located in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and La Porte, Indiana. Of note are images of properties held by subsidiary Grand Rapids, Grand Haven and Muskegon Railway Co. including depots, shops, a car barn, docks, bridges, and a power house as well as images of a machine shop interior in Fruitport, Michigan, steel bridges and interurban railway tracks on Main Street in Grand Haven, Michigan, views of Chattanooga (including the gas plant with interior shots of compressors), and powerplants and gas works in La Porte. All images have identifications. Includes 41 photographs. Volume 27 x 33.5 cm.

Photograph album containing color photographs and specification details of Chevrolet vehicles produced from 1911 to 1970. The album was awarded to Chevrolet Engineering Department employee J. I. Nichiaw in recognition of 25 years of service with the company. Contents consist of photographs of vehicles (many from the Automobile History Collection at the Detroit Public Library and the Henry Ford Museum) along with brief descriptions including vehicle size, weight, engine and transmission specs, original sale price, and interesting trivia (such as the fact that in February 1923 the 1,000,000th Chevrolet was produced while in 1927 they produced 1,000,000 vehicles in a single year). Of note are images of the first Chevrolet trucks introduced in 1918 and the 1953 Corvette. Many images are heavily retouched or reproduction photographs of artwork. Includes 59 photographs. Volume 32.5 x 29.5 cm.

Photograph album related to University of Michigan student Francis Bulkley Vedder and Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Contents consist of individual and group portraits of various people (including an image showing several young men in blackface), views of the fraternity house, and interior views. Also present are images showing a group of men and women on a vacation in Lakeland and Base Lake, views of a large dam, and group portraits in which the fraternity dog is included. Some of the photographs include blind stamps from the studio of J. Alstrom in Boston, Massachusetts, who seems to have specialized in photographing fraternities and sororities. Numerous items of ephemera are also included such as four "Student Coupons" from the 1913 Interscholastic Committee that list the grades of Francis B. Vedder (accompanied by a photograph of Vedder holding a concertina), a page including clipped articles dedicated to shot putter and fraternity brother A. W. Kohler, a handwritten note instructing "Pea Green Vedder" to perform various tasks culminating in reaching the west goal post of the fairgrounds by 8:15, a program for the 1912 initiation banquet, several dance cards, a menu, envelopes and invitations to Eta Chapter Kappa Alpha Theta dance parties, Vedder's 1912 University of Michigan admission letter, a 1913 invitation to join the sales team of Detroit-based seed trade company D. M. Ferry & Co., a program for the 1914 D. M. Ferry & Co. annual dinner, tickets to the Detroit Opera House, and programs for "Contrarie Mary" and "A Model Daughter" presented by the "Mimes of the Michigan Union." Includes 25 photographs and 43 pieces of ephemera. Volume 34 x 26.5 cm.

Photograph album containing images of the Convent of the Good Shepherd in Detroit, Michigan, produced by Manning Bros. Of note are views of the whole complex from different angles, views of particular buildings and their interiors, views of the grounds and outdoor shrines, and views of chapel interiors. Also present are views of the garage, laundry building, pump room, engine room, and baking ovens. Each image has printed captions and titles. Four loose images show nuns, young women, and girls engaged in various activities at the convent such as exercising, cooking, reading, and playing piano. Includes 43 photographs. Volume 26 x 34 cm.

Two folding postcard albums containing real photo postcards produced by Hendrick Picture Co. documenting flooding in the region of Saginaw, Michigan, in March of 1916. Each album includes 16 different images of the flood and views of the damage it caused. Images are identified with dates and locations mostly by the street name or intersection in Saginaw, however several other nearby cities are represented including Bay City, Carrollton, and Zilwaukee. Includes 32 real photo postcards. Both volumes 12 x 33.5 cm.

Photograph album related to the Powers family of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Contents consist of amateur snapshots of family members, homes, pets, children, and vacations to locations such as Florida, California, Atlantic City, and a transatlantic crossing aboard the SS Pennland. Also present are numerous loose photographs (most of which are formal studio portraits), as well as newspaper clippings and genealogical research related to the family compiled by David V. Tinder. Many images have handwritten captions identifying subjects. Includes approximately 130 photographs and some newspaper clippings. Volume 18 x 27 cm.

Series of large format photographs bound together by string taken by Reid Photography that document a family home in Muskegon, Michigan. Includes 21 photographs. Mounts 25.5 x 30.5 cm.

Photograph album related to the German immigrant family of Minnie Laudow of Michigan. Contents consist of images of family members, landscapes, and vacations (including scenes from the "O.H.E. Grounds"). Of particular interest are images of the Gratiot Inn in Port Huron, Michigan, as well as images of a Women's Benefit Association event. Also present are four postcards showing German scenery. Includes 67 photographs and 4 postcards. Volume 28.5 x 18.5 cm.

Photograph album documenting the Isbell Seed Company of Jackson, Michigan. Images mainly consist of interior and exterior factory views, shots of produce grown from Isbell Seed Company seeds, and views of the loading dock, office, warehouse, machinery, and male and female employees. Includes 18 photographs. Volume 29 x 23 cm.

Binder compiled by David V. Tinder containing images of Eagle Boats produced at the Ford Rouge Plant in 1919 during World War I. Additional documentation and photocopies also present. Includes 5 photographs. Volume 29.5 x 25 cm.