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Town and City Scenes--Grand Rapids


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Color postcard from circa 1910-1920 of Monroe Street and the Herpolsheimer's Department Store in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Kent County (Mich.)

Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1930 of a streetcar crossing railroad tracks at Leonard Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Kent County (Mich.)

Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1930 showing a railroad crossing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in front of the F. D. Lake Co. offices.

Kent County (Mich.)

Color postcard from approximately 1945 showing a view of the west side of Grand Rapids, Michigan, including the Wealthy Street bridge (on the left) and the Grand Rapids Swing Bridge (the truss bridge on the right).

Kent County (Mich.)

Black and white stereograph of Dr. Graves and his family on the banks of the Grand River at Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Kent County (Mich.)

Black and white stereograph showing Canal Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Kent County (Mich.)

Color postcard from approximately 1933 showing Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The hospital was founded in 1875 as St. Mark's Home and Hospital.

Kent County (Mich.)

Color postcard from approximately 1910 celebrating Grand Rapids, Michigan's sixtieth anniversary. The postcard shows an image of a parade, as well as images of the Elks' Temple and the D. A. Blodgett Home for Children.

Kent County (Mich.)

Black and white copy print of an image showing the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Grand Rapids, prior to expansion after a fire in 1901.

Kent County (Mich.)

Color postcard from 1938 of the Veteran's Memorial Pillars monument in Veteran's Memorial Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The monument was erected in 1926 to commemorate the fallen of World War I, and since has been inscribed with the names of the fallen in wars from WWI to the present day.

Kent County (Mich.)

Black and white copy print from a glass plate negative from approximately 1857 showing a street scene in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Kent County (Mich.)

Black and white postcard of an unknown park in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In the background can be seen the Michigan National Bank Building, with the weatherball and "M.N." sign on the roof. The weatherball would change colors to show coming weather patterns. It now sits atop the WZZM-TV building.

Kent County (Mich.)

Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1930 of a scene on an unidentified street, showing automobiles crossing railroad tracks, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Kent County (Mich.)

Color postcard from circa 1936 of the Grand Rapids Civic Auditorium (also known as Welsh Auditorium), along the east shore of the Grand River. Built in 1932, the auditorium was demolished in 2003.

Kent County (Mich.)

Color postcard from circa 1910-1915 of a dam on the Grand River at Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Kent County (Mich.)

Color postcard from 1922 showing Monroe Avenue, looking north from Pearl Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On the left is the Pantlind Hotel (founded 1913), now the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel.

Kent County (Mich.)

Black and white photograph from approximately 1916 showing a family boarding a streetcard on Monroe Avenue in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Kent County (Mich.)

Color postcard from approximately 1909 showing Pearl Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with the Pantlind Hotel (now Amway Grand Plaza Hotel) visible on the right.

Kent County (Mich.)

Black and white photograph from circa 1987-1988 of the St. Adalbert Basilica in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Construction on the basilica was started in 1907, and finished in 1913.

Kent County (Mich.)

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