Town and City Scenes--Charlevoix

Color postcard from approximately 1924 depicting a scene on Bridge Street in Charlevoix, Michigan.

Black and white photo postcard from approximately 1954 depicting a circa 1890-1900 photograph of Bridge Street, looking north in Charlevoix, Michigan. The correspondence on the back of the postcard reads: "Dear Friends: This is the main stem of Charlevoix, looking north, in the gay but mudy 90's."

Black and white copy print of an aerial photograph from circa 1915-1925 of a steamer entering Round Lake, surrounded by the town of Charlevoix, Michigan. Lake Charlevoix can be seen in the background. Since the 1880s, Charlevoix has been a popular summer vacation spot. In the late Nineteenth to mid-Twentieth Centuries, Charlevoix was a popular stop for passenger liners and considered a top resort destination in the country.

Black and white photograph of the boats heading down the Pine River out to Lake Michigan, with the South Pier Light on the right, in Charlevoix, Michigan. The South Pier Light was moved to the south pier from the north pier in 1914. In 1948, the wood structure was replaced with the steel structure seen in this image. It was painted red until the early 1980s, when the structure was painted white and black.

Black and white photo postcard from crica 1945-1955 of Bridge Street, looking south at the intersection with Mason Street, in Charlevoix, Michigan. Dahlquist's was a chain of regional five-and-dime type stores.

Black and white copy print of an aerial photograph from circa 1915-1925 of a steamer entering Round Lake, surrounded by the town of Charlevoix, Michigan. Lake Charlevoix can be seen in the background. Since the 1880s, Charlevoix has been a popular summer vacation spot. In the late Nineteenth to mid-Twentieth Centuries, Charlevoix was a popular stop for passenger liners and considered a top resort destination in the country.

Black and white copy print of a lithograph of an aerial view of Charlevoix, Michigan from circa 1850-1880. The view is looking east, with Lake Michigan in the foreground, Pine River leading into Round Lake and into Lake Charlevoix in the background.

Black and white copy print of the Chicago Club building on the Pine River in Charlevoix, Michigan. Founded in 1881 by University of Chicago professors as the Chicago Club Summer Home Association, they soon built their club house on a prized piece of land on the Pine River (which flows into Round Lake). These types of resort clubs helped make Charlevoix a major summer resort town.

Black and white copy print of a photograph from circa 1900-1910 of the Chicago Club boathouse along Pine River (leading into Round Lake) in Charlevoix, Michigan. Founded in 1881 by University of Chicago professors as the Chicago Club Summer Home Association, they soon built their club house with boathouse on a prized piece of land on the Pine River (which flows into Round Lake). These types of resort clubs helped make Charlevoix a major summer resort town.

Black and white copy print of the entrance to Charlevoix harbor (Round Lake). Due to the photographic process of the original, several of the buildings were drawn in by hand. Lake Michigan is in the foreground, Round Lake in the middle and Lake Charlevoix in the background.

Color postcard from approximately 1910 depicting an aerial view of Charlevoix, Michigan and surrounding lakes, with identifying labels.

Black and white copy print from circa 1900-1910 of the Belvedere Club boathouses along Pine River between Round Lake and Lake Charlevoix in Charlevoix, Michigan. The Belvedere Club was one of several private summer resort clubs that were created by prominent Chicago businessmen in the late Nineteenth Century, which helped to propel Charlevoix into a major summer resort town. The Belvedere Club was one of the most exclusive of the clubs.

Color postcard from circa 1910-1915 of the Pine River leading into Round Lake at Charlevoix, Michigan.

Black and white copy print of an aerial photograph of the Belvedere Club main building and surrounding area and lakes in Charlevoix, Michigan. The Belvedere Club was one of several private summer resort clubs that were created by prominent Chicago businessmen in the late Nineteenth Century, which helped to propel Charlevoix into a major summer resort town. The Belvedere Club was one of the most exclusive of the clubs.