Town and City Scenes--Saginaw

Color postcard from circa 1907-1911 of the Saginaw County Jail building and a band stand in Saginaw, Michigan.

Color postcard from circa 1907-1910 of South Weadock Avenue in Saginaw, Michigan.

Black and white photograph from circa 1930-1940 of a street scene on North Washington Avenue in Saginaw, Michigan.

Black and white photograph of a commercial block on Genesee Street, featuring the W. W. Fish Dry Goods Store, in Saginaw, Michigan.

Color postcard from circa 1907-1912 of a bird's-eye view of lumber yards along the Saginaw River in Saginaw, Michigan.

Black and white photograph of road construction on an unidentified street in Saginaw, Michigan.

Black and white photograph of winter carts loaded with lumber on an unidentified street in Saginaw, Michigan.

Black and white postcard from circa 1898-1905 showing Jefferson Avenue, looking south from just north of Federal Avenue (formerly named Germania Avenue) in Saginaw, Michigan. On the left is what is now the Castle Museum, but was then the newly built United States Post Office. It is now home to the Historical Society of Saginaw County

Black and white photograph of the 100 block, including the Derby Block building, of North Water Street in Saginaw, Michigan.

Black and white photograph showing boats docked at a lumber yard and mill, loaded with lumber, on the Saginaw River in Saginaw, Michigan.

Black and white copy print showing a photograph from approximately 1872 showing a horsecar (early form of streetcar) on Genesee Avenue in Saginaw, Michigan.

Black and white copy print from 1901 of a group of workers posing in front of the Saginaw Sugar Company factory being constructed in Saginaw, Michigan. Organized in 1899, the factory opened on South Jefferson Avenue and Rust Street in 1900. The factory was only in production until 1904.

Black and white photograph from circa 1870-1874 showing a bird's-eye view of the eastern shore of the Saginaw River, looking south, in Saginaw, Michigan.

Color postcard from circa 1907-1908 of a view of the business section of Saginaw, Michigan from across the Saginaw River.

Black and white drawing showing a view of Saginaw, Michigan from the opposite bank of the Saginaw River.

Color postcard from circa 1907-1910 of Genesee Avenue, looking east, in Saginaw, Michigan.

Back and white postcard from circa 1910-1914 showing the junction of Genesee Avenue and Lapeer Street in Saginaw, Michigan.

Color postcard from 1908 of a bustling street scene on Genesee Avenue in Saginaw, Michigan.

Black and white stereograph of the Germain Piano Company building in Saginaw, Michigan. The company later became Germain Bros. Company, becoming one of the largest manufacturers of wooden toilet seats in the world in the 1920s.

Black and white photograph of road construction along an unidentified street in Saginaw, Michigan.

Black and white copy print from 1901 of the Saginaw Sugar Company factory being constructed in Saginaw, Michigan. Organized in 1899, the factory opened on South Jefferson Avenue and Rust Street in 1900. The factory was only in production until 1904.

Black and white stereograph of East Saginaw High school in Saginaw, Michigan.

Black and white copy print of a drawing from approximately 1849 of early Saginaw, Michigan. The area in the image is the site of the future city hall.

Color postcard from circa 1907-1910 of Washington Avenue, looking north, in Saginaw, Michigan.

Color postcard from circa 1907-1913 of the Wiechman Building in downtown Saginaw, Michigan.

Black and white photograph from 1904 of a people gathered around a flood scene on Genesee Avenue in Saginaw, Michigan.

Color postcard from circa 1907-1909 of a picturesque scene on the Saginaw River in Saginaw, Michigan.