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 This collection consists several documents pertaining to the Civil War. The collection includes discharge papers for Delos H. Ennis of Company C, Ninth Michigan Veteran Infantry (June 20, 1865) and for Peter F. Garrison, Company K, 14th Michigan Veteran Infantry (July 18, 1865). The collection also contains 2 receipts for ordnance stores returned to Company D, 24th Michigan Infantry (June 1863), an abstract of materials expended or consumed by the same company from time of muster to and during the first quarter of 1863, and a circular, Circular no. 10, series of 1863, issued by the War Dept., March 16, 1863, relative to the "return of ordnance and ordnance stores".

Black and white photograph from circa 1950-1960 of North Saginaw Street, looking south, in Pontiac, Michigan. The tall building is the Oakland Towne Center (previously the Pontiac State Bank Building), Pontiac's tallest building, built in 1929.

Black and white photograph from 1953 of the Soule Memorial Fountain (now known as the Plainwell Memorial Fountain) in Plainwell, Michigan. This structure, built in 1907, had drinking fountains on the inside for people and on the outside for horses and dogs.

Black and white photograph of passengers disembarking a ship along the waterfront in Petoskey, Michigan, with Little Traverse Bay and the breakwater in the background.

Black and white photograph from circa 1880-1890 of the interior of Frank and Isadora Donavan's store in Petoskey, Michigan. Frank Donavan is standing by the coffee mill.

Color postcard from circa 1915-1925 of Mitchell Street in Petoskey, Michigan.

Black and white photograph from 1917 of men posing in the Merrill Fountain (dry for the winter) in front of the old Detroit Opera House on Campus Martius in Detroit, Michigan.

Black and white photograph showing the view northeast from just south of the Wayne County Building (formerly Wayne County Courthouse, built 1902 and shown on the right of the image) in Detroit, Michigan. Visible are the Cadillac Tower (originally Barlum Tower, 1927), Cadillac Square Building (formerly Real Estate Exchange Building, 1918 - Louis Kamper), Water Board Building (1928 - Louis Kamper), and the J. L. Hudson's Department Store building (1923-1946 - Smith, Hinchman Grylls).

Black and white photograph from circa 1865-1875 showing (wood block paved) Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan.

Black and white copy print of a photograph from circa 1872-1882 of the Great Western Carriage, Harness Sleigh Depot in Detroit, Michigan. On the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Beaubien Street, the structure was built in 1846 as the First Congregational Churhc. It was sold to the First Christian Church in 1863, and again in 1871, this time to be used as a livery stable and carriage depot. The Great Western Carriage, Harness Sleigh Depot was owned by Alfonzo Rolfe from 1872-1882, after which it was listed as a livery stable.

Black and white photograph from 1967 of Grand River Avenue, near 14th Street, in Detroit, Michigan.

Color postcard from circa 1912-1920 of the view east down Jefferson Avenue from Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The Detroit River is on the right.

Black and white copy print of a circa 1940-1950 photograph of the Thanksgiving Day Parade in downtown Detroit, Michigan, including a large train parade balloon/float.

Color postcard from approximately 1912 depicting a scene on Woodward Avenue, looking north in Detroit, Michigan. The white skyscraper on the left is the Ford Building, built in 1909. The skyscraper at the far right is the Majestic Building, built in 1896. Both were designed by architect Daniel Burnham.

Black and white photograph from circa 1955-1960 of the Detroit, Michigan riverfront and skyline, showing the area between Griswold and Randolph Streets. From left to right can be seen the Guardian Building, Hudson's Department Store, the First National Building, the Ford Auditorium and the Wayne County Building.

Black and white copy print of a photograph from circa 1880-1890 showing a group of horse-drawn streetcars and other traffic on a road in Detroit, Michigan.

Black and white reproduction of an 1891 photograph of the northeast corner of Woodward Avenue and Congress Street in Detroit, Michigan. This image was reproduced in a 1947 calendar published for the Detroit Trust Company. From the calendar: "Detroit, 1891 - Northeast corner Woodward and Congress Streets - Decorated for G.A.R. [Grand Army of the Republic] National Encampment - present site Michigan Bank."

Color postcard from approximately 1911 showing Woodward Avenue, looking north from just north of Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The tall building in the background on the west side of Woodward is the Majestic Building, built in 1896 by Daniel H. Burnham (demolished 1962). On the east side the taller building is the Pontchartrain Hotel. Built in 1907, the hotel quickly became a hub for financial dealings in the automotive industry and lavish galas. With only half the rooms having baths, the Ponchartrain Hotel quickly became obsolete, though, and was torn down in 1920, with the First National Building being built in its place.

Black and white photograph from 1951 of Woodward Avenue, looking south near Six Mile Road in Detroit, Michigan. The Lincoln-Mercury Plant is on the left.

Black and white photograph from 1916 of Cadillac Square in the winter, looking south in Detroit, Michigan. On the right is the Gayety Burlesque Theater, which opened in 1912 and was closed and demolished in 1958.

Black and white photograph from circa 1940-1950 of Jefferson Avenue at an unidentified cross street (possibly Woodward Avenue), looking south toward the Detroit River.