Great Lakes Region cities and rivers photograph album, 1916-1919

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

The Great Lakes Region cities and rivers photograph album contains approximately 125 photographs of Detroit, Grand Rapids, Chatham, Minneapolis, and Saginaw from 1916 to 1919.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Erin Berger, August 2019

Background

Scope and Content:

The Great Lakes Region cities and rivers photograph album contains approximately 125 photographs of Detroit, Grand Rapids, Chatham, Minneapolis, and Saginaw from 1916 to 1919. The images show many of the same people canoeing, skiing, and fishing. Most album pages include handwritten captions with date, location, and names, and some photographs have handwritten notations on the back. Individuals referred to as John, Mother, Wahnita, and Aunt Anna appear most frequently. Also included are images of a Peace Day and Armistice Day parade in 1918 and a Standard Oil fire in July, 1919. A few images show scenes from the Panama Canal Zone.

The album is 21.75 x 13.5 cm with dark brown cloth covers.

Acquisition Information:

2002. F-615 .

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Photographs shelf.
Automobiles--American--1910-1920.
Bridges--Michigan--Grand Rapids--1910-1920.
Canoes--Michigan--1910-1920.
Fires--Michigan--1910-1920.
Fishing--1910-1920.
Horses--1910-1920.
Parades & processions--1910-1920.
Rifle ranges--1910-1920.
Skiing--1910-1920.
Steamboats --1910-1920.

Formats:

Photograph albums.
Photographs.

Places:

Belle Isle (Detroit, Mich.)
Bob-Lo Amusement Park (Ont.)
Bois Blanc Island (Ont.)
Canal Zone.
Chatham-Kent (Ont.)
Detroit (Mich.)
Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.)
Grand Island (Alger County, Mich.)
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Grand River (Mich.)
Lake Orion (Mich.)
Minneapolis (Minn.)
Minnehaha Falls (Minn.)
Palmer Park (Detroit, Mich.)
Rouge, River (Mich. : River)
Saginaw River (Mich.)
Thames River (Ont.)