Object Type: Folder
In Folder: RG 2018-82 Archives of Michigan General Photograph Collection, ca. 1860-1970
Black and white stereograph showing a home set up on a hill in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph taken in December 1948 by the Michigan Dept. of State Highways showing the traffic conditions at Division Avenue and Wealthy Street in Grand Rapids.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white postcard from 1907 showing Monroe Avenue in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Color postcard from circa 1915-1925 of Division Avenue in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph taken in December 1948 by the Michigan Dept. of State Highways showing the traffic conditions at Division Avenue and Wealthy Street in Grand Rapids.
Kent County (Mich.)
Color postcard of West Leonard Street at night, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white stereograph showing a bird's-eye view of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1930 showing the railroad crossing on NW Bridge Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Warsaw Hotel is in the background.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white copy print of a photograph from circa 1870-1880 showing Monroe Avenue, looking towards Campau Square (formerly Grab Corners, now Rosa Parks Circle) in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white postcard from circa 1907-19015 showing an early scene on Canal Street (now Monroe Avenue) in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Color postcard from circa 1907-1913 of the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The courthouse was built in 1891 (officially opened in 1892), and was demolished in 1969. The postcard erroneously labels this building as the city hall.
Kent County (Mich.)
Color postcard from circa 1907-1912 of women and children resting by the stone grotto in John Ball Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph from circa 1870-1880 showing the intersection of Pearl Street and Monroe Street (the area known as Campau Square, now Rosa Parks Circle) in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1930 of a streetcar and automobiles crossing railroad tracks at Grandville Avenue in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Color postcard from circa 1938 showing the Grand Rapids Public Museum, one of the oldest history museums in the United States. Founded in 1854 as the "Grand Rapids Lyceum of Natural History," the museum was the first ever to be accredited by the American Association of Museums in 1971.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph of the Interurban Bridge (rededicated as the Gillette Bridge in 1988) crossing the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The bridge was built in 1915. From the Michigan Dept. of Transportation: "This is the third longest known surviving earth-filled concrete arch bridge in Michigan, with an overall length of 472 feet. The Fargo Engineering Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan, a major Michigan civil engineering firm in the early twentieth century and the corporate predecessor of Commonwealth Associates, designed this bridge for the Michigan Railway Engineering Company, which used it initially to carry its street railway lines across the Grand River."
Kent County (Mich.)
Color postcard from circa 1907-1911 showing Ottawa Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan, looking towards Monroe Street.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph taken in December 1948 by the Michigan Dept. of State Highways showing the traffic conditions at Division Avenue and Franklin Street in Grand Rapids.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white postcard from approximately 1910-1913 showing a night scene on Monroe Avenue in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Color postcard from circa 1907-1915 showing a street scene on Ottawa Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Color postcard from 1922 showing two bird's-eye views of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The bottom image shows the Grand River.
Kent County (Mich.)
Color postcard from circa 1907-1909 of a scene on the Grand River near Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Color postcard from circa 1910-1917 showing the Ryerson Building (now the oldest wing of the main branch of the Grand Rapids Public Library) and the YMCA building in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Ryerson Building was built in 1904.
Kent County (Mich.)
Color postcard from of Monroe Avenue in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The McKay Tower (alson known as Michigan National Bank Building) is the prominent skyscraper in the postcard. The building was originally a few stories high, but in 1926-1927 had 11 stories added on to it. The back of the postcard, however, is dated 1917.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white stereograph showing a view of Grand Rapids, Michigan, with the Grand River in the background.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white print (copied from a stereograph) of Grab Corners in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This was the original name for the square at Monroe and Pearl Streets, later being renamed Campau Square and finally Rosa Parks Circle.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph of the Interurban Bridge (rededicated as the Gillette Bridge in 1988) crossing the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan, taken from the Pearl Street Bridge. The Interurban Bridge was built in 1915. From the Michigan Dept. of Transportation: "This is the third longest known surviving earth-filled concrete arch bridge in Michigan, with an overall length of 472 feet. The Fargo Engineering Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan, a major Michigan civil engineering firm in the early twentieth century and the corporate predecessor of Commonwealth Associates, designed this bridge for the Michigan Railway Engineering Company, which used it initially to carry its street railway lines across the Grand River."
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white stereograph showing an early street scene with streetcars on Canal Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Color postcard from 1933 showing a view down Monroe Avenue in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Color postcard from circa 1907-1908 showing a street scene on Monroe Avenue in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Color postcard from 1933 of the Franklin Street campus of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In the 1950s, the college moved; currently the buildings are used by Grand Rapids Public Schools.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1930 showing the railroad crossing on NW Bridge Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The New York Central Railroad Freight Station is on the left, and a signalman/flagman's booth on the right.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white copy print of a street scene at Monroe Avenue and Waterloo Street in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. Original image is from circa 1880-1890, and shows the Omnibus Line outside the Eagle Hotel.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white postcard from circa 1900-1907 of the view of Monroe Street from Campau Square (now Rosa Parks Circle) in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white stereograph showing Monroe Avenue in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph of the Pearl Street Bridge in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Grand Rapids Swing Bridge is in the background. The Pearl Street Bridge was built in 1900; the Swing Bridge was built in 1915.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white print of a bird's-eye view of Grand Rapids, Michigan, from the book "General History of the State of Michigan" by Charles Richard Tuttle (Detroit: R. D. S. Tyler Co., 1874).
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white aerial photograph of an unidentified shopping mall near Grand Rapids, Michigan, housing a Steketee's Department Store; the company was founded in Grand Rapids in 1862.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white stereograph showing Monroe Avenue in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white postcard from circa 1900-1907 showing a bird's-eye view of Grand Rapids, Michigan, with Crescent Park in the background.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white copy print of an image showing a bird's-eye view of Grand Rapids, with the Cathedral of Saint Andrew - prior to expansion after a fire in 1901 - on the right.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1930 showing the railroad crossing on NW Bridge Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The lighthouse-shaped tower is a booth for the signalman/flagman who operated the crossing gates.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white stereograph showing a view of Grand Rapids, Michigan from the Union High School.
Kent County (Mich.)
Color postcard from circa 1907-1909 showing a street scene on West Bridge Street, looking east, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph of the Interurban Bridge (rededicated as the Gillette Bridge in 1988) crossing the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The bridge was built in 1915. From the Michigan Dept. of Transportation: "This is the third longest known surviving earth-filled concrete arch bridge in Michigan, with an overall length of 472 feet. The Fargo Engineering Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan, a major Michigan civil engineering firm in the early twentieth century and the corporate predecessor of Commonwealth Associates, designed this bridge for the Michigan Railway Engineering Company, which used it initially to carry its street railway lines across the Grand River."
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white stereograph showing a bird's-eye view of a residential neighborhood and small farms in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kent County (Mich.)
Color postcard from circa 1907-1911 indicating a street scene of the intersection between Monroe and S. Division Streets in Grand Rapids, Michigan. With name changes of streets, this view is possibly of what is now Monroe Center Street SW and Division Avenue.
Kent County (Mich.)
Black and white postcard from circa 1920-1930 showing a railroad crossing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The booth was for the signalman/flagman who would lower the gates for oncoming trains.
Kent County (Mich.)
