Town and City Scenes--B, Miscellaneous

Black and white postcard of an aerial view of Balwin, Michigan and surrounding lakes from 1922.

Black and white photograph from approximately 1905 depicting Monroe Street in Bangor, Michigan, looking east.

Black and white photograph from approximately 1925 of a street scene in Bangor, Michigan.

Black and white photograph from approximately 1925 depicting Monroe Street in Bangor, Michigan, looking west.

Black and white photograph of a street scene with storefronts in Bangor, Michigan.

Black and white postcard from circa 1900-1910 depicting a landscape view of Barryton, Michigan from the south.

Black and white postcard from circa 1900-1910 depicting Main Street in Barryton, Michigan.

Black and white postcard from circa 1900-1910 depicting Main Street in Barryton, Michigan, looking east.

Black and white postcard from approximately 1908 depicting Main Street in Barryton, Michigan.

Black and white postcard from 1911 depicting a crowd gathered on a street in Barryton, Michigan

Black and white postcard from approximately 1910 depicting a scene on Wild Fowl Bay in Bay Port, Michigan.

Black and white postcard from approximately 1907 depicting the Ross Bros. Mill, Electric Light Plant and Water Works in Beaverton, Michigan. The Ross Bros. Mill - a "sapless paving block mill", was established in 1890, and was located at the convergence of the Tobacco River and the Cedar River/ It was this mill that marked the founding of the town, which was later named Beaverton. The railroad tracks in the image belong to the Flint Pere Marquette Railroad, which connected Coleman to the Ross Mill.

Tinted postcard from approximately 1910 depicting Main Street in Belleville, Michigan, looking west.

Tinted postcard from approximately 1907 depicting a scene on the Battle Creek River, near Bellevue, Michigan.

Black and white postcard from approximately 1913 depicting a view of the Battle Creek River in Bellevue, Michigan.

Black and white photograph from circa 1913-1923 of Ferry Street, standing northeast of the intersection with Main Street, looking southwest. The building on the corner on the right is the current Journal Era building.

Black and white photograph from circa 1916-1925 of West Ferry Street, looking northeast, in Berrien Springs, Michigan.

Black and white postcard from circa 1933-1940 depicting Sophie Street (also known as Main Street) in Bessemer, Michigan, looking south from E. Mary Street. At the end of Sophie Street can be seen the distinctive City Hall, built in the mid-1930s and designed by local, self-taught architect, Albert Nelson.

Black and white postcard from circa 1930-1939 of Sophie Street, looking north from the intersection with E. Sellar St. in Bessemer, Michigan.

Black and white postcard from circa 1930-1939 of an aerial view of Bessemer, Michigan, taken from First Bluff. The baseball field in the foreground is Massie Field, and a shafthouse and other mining buildings can be seen on the distant bluffs. The Gogebic range is rich with iron, and iron mines dotted the area from the late 19th to mid 20th Centuries.

Black and white photograph from souvenir folder of Big Rapids, published in approximately 1907, depicting St. Mary's Church on Marion and William Streets in Big Rapids, Michigan. This church building was constructed in 1902 after the 1869 building was destroyed by fire. In 1963 it was replaced by a more modern structure. St. Mary's was the first Catholic parish of Big Rapids, organizing in the 1850s.