Town and City Scenes--Cadillac

Black and white postcard from 1922 depicting a winter scene, including downed power/telephone lines on Cass Street in Cadillac, Michigan.

Black and white photograph from circa 1910-1915 of Mitchell Street, looking north from Harris Street. The building with the pillars on the left is the Peoples Savings Bank. The carriage in front of this building, with people lined up, is "Popcorn John" - a popcorn vendor who had been paralyzed from the waist down when stopping a runaway carriage, and was rewarded by prominent lumber families with a carriage from which to sell popcorn. On the right, the near building is the MacKinnon Hotel. Further down the block is the large Masonic Temple (built in 1889), on the corner of Beech Street.

Black and white photograph from circa 1900-1913 showing Harris Street, looking east from just west of Mitchell Street. The building on the right is the American House, later known as the Russell House Hotel.

Black and white postcard from circa 1905-1915 of Shelby Street looking north at the intersection with Cass Street, in Cadillac, Michigan. The building on the right on the corner of Cass and Shelby was the home of William Mitchell, a prominent lumber baron in Cadillac, Michigan. Built in 1890, it was converted into a funeral home in 1947 by the Peterson family. The church in the image is the Congregational Church (now the First Congregational Church) building, on the corner of Harris and Shelby Streets. The structure was built in 1883 and was destroyed by fire in the 1920s.

Black and white photograph from circa 1905-1915 of Mitchell Street, looking north from Harris Street. The building with the pillars on the left one block up is the Peoples Savings Bank. The carriage without horses in front of this building is "Popcorn John" - a popcorn vendor who had been paralyzed from the waist down when stopping a runaway carriage, and was rewarded by prominent lumber families with a carriage from which to sell popcorn. The brick building on the right, one block up,is the MacKinnon Hotel. Further down the block is the large Masonic Temple (built in 1889), on the corner of Beech Street.

Black and white postcard from approximately 1907 of Case Street in Cadillac, Michigan. The building with the clock tower is Cadillac High School, built in 1891.

Color photograph from approximately 1908 depicting Mitchell Street, looking north from Cass Street, in Cadillac, Michigan.