City of Petoskey (Mich.), Scans and CDs of Photographic collection, 2013

Summary

Creator:

City of Petoskey (Mich.)

Abstract:

The collection consists of 1,300 scans of images and 4 CDs of nineteenth century photographs, photograph albums, and negatives books from the City of Petoskey, which were scanned in 2013.

Extent:

1.25 cubic feet (in 3 boxes)

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by N. Dominick, B. Page, Marian Matyn

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection includes approximately 1,300 scans of images and 4 CDs of scanned nineteenth century photographs, photograph albums, and negative books from the City of Petoskey area. Images in the collection include mostly Petoskey (Mich.) clubs, bay front, winter sports, Bear River, city hall, and people.

An inventory of the images is found in the first folder of Box 1, and the scans are housed in Boxes 1-2. Images were scanned both at 600 and 72 dpi. Box 3 of the collection contains digital CD-ROMs containing digital scans of the original negatives. The collection was loaned temporarily to the Clarke Historical Library so it could be scanned for preservation purposes in 2013. The collection came from several people, not just one department of the city. The original collection was returned to City Hall in Petoskey. For further information, see the inventory in Box 1.

A backup copy of all the scans and CDs is in a separate location in the stacks.

The collection was kept in its original order during processing. The collection contains only scans of original photographs, while the City of Petoskey maintains the originals. All digital CDs contained in the collection are housed in CD cases, stored in folders.

Biographical / Historical:

Organization History:

Petoskey is located in Emmet County, Michigan along the Lake Michigan shoreline and had a population of approximately 5,670 residents in 2013. The area was originally home to the Odawa Native American tribe. Catholic Missionaries arrived to the region in 1855 and named it Bear River, the current name of the large river that runs down the city’s downtown. The town was later renamed Petoskey and granted its charter in 1879. Today, Petoskey is known as the “land of the million dollar sunsets” and is famous for the Petoskey Stone and as the setting for many of Ernest Hemingway’s “Nick Adams” stories. (This information is from Wikipedia.)

Acquisition Information:

Acc#74302

Arrangement:

Arrangement is by original order.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Winter sports--Michigan.

Names:

City of Petoskey (Mich.)

Places:

Petoskey (Mich.)--History.
Petoskey (Mich.)--Social life and customs.