Collections : [University of Michigan William L. Clements Library]

Photograph album related to an unidentified family based in Ogemaw County, Michigan. Contents consist of images of family members, camping trips, deer hunting, trips to Belle Isle, Palmer Park, and Waterworks Park in Detroit, a vacation to Philadelphia, and images of exteriors and interiors of residences in several Michigan cities including Rose City, West Branch, and Mio. Also of note are numerous images of school buildings, children, teachers, Mrs. McKay's millinery store in Rose City, lumber being transported by rail, and a Quaker meeting house. Album disassembled for conservation purposes and all 86 pages are housed in individual plastic sleeves. Includes approximately 480 photographs. Album pages 39 x 30 cm.

Photograph family related to an unidentified family based in Detroit, Michigan. Of note are images of children engaged in various activities, people riding bicycles, streets and storefronts, various landmarks (including the Koppitz-Melchers Brewing Company), home interiors, U.S. Mail wagons, a policeman in uniform, a streetcar, the Detroit River, steam-powered ferries, the aftermath of a fire, a telegraph operator, parades, Christmas trees, a holy shrine, and nun in habit. Also present are images of a black child in shorts sitting on a pylon outside of "Alder's Bath House," a woman holding a Courrier des Etates-Unis newspaper, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, the Old Detroit Opera House, a train arriving at a station, and a cyanotype family portrait. Many images have been placed in the album upside down and most are uncaptioned. Includes approximately 356 photographs. Volume 31.5 x 27 cm.

Photograph album related to an unidentified Kalamazoo College student. Contents mainly consist of cyanotypes showing the student at home prior to leaving for college, school break visits back home, groups of students at parties and other gatherings (sometimes in costumes), dorm interiors, campus activities, and athletics (including baseball teams and football players). Also present are a few snapshots documenting a trip to Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York City. Includes 75 photographs. Volume 28 x 21.5 cm.