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This collection includes a set of blueprints documenting the design of the Ransom E. Olds mansion in Lansing, Michigan. They include elevations and floor plans. The drawings were conserved in 2005 at the Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan.
Ingham County (Mich.)
This collection holds Douglas Elbinger's photographs from the early 1970s to the early 2000s of political figures. Photographic subjects include figures from both the national and state level, and events like the Michigan Democratic Convention. There are also photographs of people and buildings in connection with the Cooley Law School in Lansing.
Ingham County (Mich.)
This collection contains materials connected with the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. The majority of the material is newspaper clippings telling the story of the capture of Booth, as well as his burial. The collection also includes a lecture on the capture of John Wilkes Booth by Luther Byron Baker and a photograph of him.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Color postcard from 1945 of buildings of Michigan State College (now Michigan State University) in East Lansing, Michigan. Included are the MSU Auditorium, Music Building and Jenison Field House. Part of "Souvenir Folder of Lansing, Michigan" - a postcard booklet featuring images from Lansing and East Lansing.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Color postcard from 1945 of the Beaumont Tower on the Michigan State University (formerly Michigan State College) in East Lansing, Michigan. The tower was built in 1928 on the site of College Hall, the first building in America built for the express purpose of scientific agriculture instruction. The tower is a meeting place and houses a carillon. Part of "Souvenir Folder of Lansing, Michigan" - a postcard booklet featuring images from Lansing and East Lansing.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Color postcard from 1945 of Sarah Langdon Williams Hall on the campus of Michigan State University (formerly Michigan State College) in East Lansing, Michigan. The dormitory was built in 1937 and dedicated to the wife of the first president of the college, a prominent women's rights advocate and suffragette. Part of "Souvenir Folder of Lansing, Michigan" - a postcard booklet featuring images from Lansing and East Lansing.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Color postcard from 1945 of Olds Hall on the Michigan State University (formerly Michigan State College) campus in East Lansing, Michigan. The building was the result of a donation by Ransom E. Olds in 1917. Part of "Souvenir Folder of Lansing, Michigan" - a postcard booklet featuring images from Lansing and East Lansing.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph from circa 1935-1945 showing the corner of Abbott Road and Grand River Avenue in East Lansing, Michigan. On the corner is Hurd's Men Shop, a men's clothing store.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Color postcard from 1945 of Mason-Abbot Hall on the campus of Michigan State University (formerly Michigan State College) in East Lansing, Michigan. Part of "Souvenir Folder of Lansing, Michigan" - a postcard booklet featuring images from Lansing and East Lansing.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Color postcard from approximately 1907 showing a view of Washington Avenue, looking north, in downtown Lansing, Michigan. The State Capitol is visible in the background, and the six story Hotel Downey is at the end of the block. The hotel was built in 1887, and expanded in 1907. In 1912 a devastating fire destroyed the building, but it was rebuilt and the hotel remained in service until 1939, when it was demolished to make room for Knapp's department store.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph of machinery used to set power poles in or around Lansing, Michigan.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Color postcard from 1944 showing a nighttime street scene on Washington Avenue in Lansing, Michigan. Included in the image are the Gladmer and Capitol Theaters, as well as the Bank of Lansing Building (built 1932, now Comerica Bank Building). The Capitol Theater was a second-run theater that operated from 1912-1955. The Gladmer Theater was originally an opera house which opened in 1873, and was remodeled several times. It closed in 1979 and was demolished to make room for a parking lot.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Color postcard from circa 1907-1911 showing East Side Park in Lansing, Michigan.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph on cardboard backing of the 100 block of E. Ottawa Street, in Lansing, Michigan. Photograph shows three men, a boy and a dog seated outside the Lansing Journal offices.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Newspaper clipping from 1939 with a photo from "Ye Olde Photograph Album" of Turner Street in 1917 in Lansing, Michigan. Article is from The State Journal.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Black and white postcard from circa 1910-1913 showing a street scene on Turner Street in Lansing, Michigan.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph from 1888 of the 300 block of S. Washington Avenue in Lansing, Michigan. The building on the left is the Hudson House (hotel).
Ingham County (Mich.)
Color postcard from circa 1907-1915 showing the view east down Michigan Avenue from the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan. On the left is the old post office, which was eventually annexed by the neighboring city hall.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph from circa 1910-1920 showing Washington Avenue, with the Vaudette and Orpheum Theaters on the left, in Lansing, Michigan.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Black and white postcard from circa 1870-1880 of the Mineral Well House, a hotel in Lansing, Michigan. The hotel was located on the east side of River Street on the south side of the Grand River. It was closer to a sanitarium than a traditional hotel, and frequented by people who came to experience the mineral water (which had been discovered while drilling for salt), which was known to treat various diseases.
Ingham County (Mich.)
Black and white photograph from 1899 of crowds of people enjoying the Elk's Carnival on Washington Avenue in Lansing, Michigan.
Ingham County (Mich.)
