Charles Conn Slide collection, 2002, and undated

Summary

Creator:

Conn, Charles.

Abstract:

The collection includes 3,100 black and white and colored slides of Michigan railroad companies, vehicles, tracks, wrecks, depots, workers, and Michigan towns.

Extent:

1 cubic foot (in 1 box)

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Marian Matyn

Background

Scope and Content:

The slide collection includes approximately 3,100 mostly black and white, but with some colored 35 mm slides of Michigan railroad companies, their cars, engines, tracks, wrecks, depots, workers; Michigan towns on railroad lines, and the people, organizations, events, and buildings in them; logging camps, their crews, trains, kitchens, big wheels, and river jams; ships and boats; special trains and train cars; and miscellaneous. Towns well documented in the collection include: Charlevoix, Deward, Ellsworth, Flint, Gaylord, Honor, Midland, Petoskey, and Traverse City, Michigan. Lumber companies well documented in the collection include: Stephan’s Lumber Company, Waters, Michigan, and Yuill Bros. Lumber Company, Vanderbilt (Mich.). Two negatives of an unidentified railroad depot and an inventory to the slides completes the collection.

Michigan is abbreviated “Mich.” in the box and folder listing.

Biographical / Historical:

Biography:

Charles Conn is a railroad enthusiast, retired DNR officer, and photographer. He lives in Harbor Springs, Michigan.

Acquisition Information:

Acc# 67620

Arrangement:

Slides are organized alphabetically by the name or company or town, with miscellaneous subjects at the end of the collection.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Railroads--Michigan.
Railroad stations--Michigan.
Railroad companies--Michigan.
Logging--Michigan.
Lumber camps--Michigan.
Charlevoix (Mich.)--History.
Deward (Mich.)--History.
Ellsworth (Mich.)--History.
Flint (Mich.)--History.
Gaylord (Mich.)--History.
Honor (Mich.)--History.
Petoskey (Mich.)--History.
Traverse City (Mich.)--History.

Names:

Ann Arbor Railroad Company.
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Company.
Detroit and Mackinac Railroad Company.
Michigan Central Railroad Company.
Pere Marquette Railroad Company.
Stephen's Lumber Company (Waters, Mich.)
Yuill Brothers Lumber Company (Vanderbilt, Mich.)
Conn, Charles.