Town and City Scenes--Alpena

Black and white photograph depicting an aerial view of Alpena, Michigan, with the channel connecting Lake Besser to Thunder Bay in the background. This image is a gift of the Besser Company, which was founded in 1904 in Alpena, pioneering the production of concrete blocks. The building with the smokestacks is presumably the foundry and machine shop used by Besser Company around the time of its founding.

Black and white photograph of Alpena, Michigan's "main drag" of approximately 1892: North Second Avenue.

Black and white photograph of the "Maltz Block" in Alpena, Michigan.

Color postcard published by the Alpena Candy and Cigar Company depicting a drawing of Second Street in Alpena, Michigan.

Tinted postcard from approximately 1911 depicting an aerial view of the Temple Theatre and an unknown church in Alpena, Michigan.

Black and white photograph from approximately 1910 depicting Second Street in Alpena, Michigan.

Color postcard from circa 1965-1975 of downtown Alpena, Michigan.