Scope and Contents From the Series: The reference to “Screening” here could either refer to a review of the negatives as to type, such as silver nitrate vs safety file, or a reference to a printing technique of applying dots to vary size and density in the image. In the second case, the quality of a print image from the negative may vary with the application of this technique.Negative images may include some which correspond to the prints in Series II, but there are also other unique images represented in the...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The reference to “Screening” here could either refer to a review of the negatives as to type, such as silver nitrate vs safety file, or a reference to a printing technique of applying dots to vary size and density in the image. In the second case, the quality of a print image from the negative may vary with the application of this technique.Negative images may include some which correspond to the prints in Series II, but there are also other unique images represented in the...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The reference to “Screening” here could either refer to a review of the negatives as to type, such as silver nitrate vs safety file, or a reference to a printing technique of applying dots to vary size and density in the image. In the second case, the quality of a print image from the negative may vary with the application of this technique.Negative images may include some which correspond to the prints in Series II, but there are also other unique images represented in the...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The bulk of this collection is made up of photographic materials including glass, film negatives along with prints. While the emphasis of the collection is on Ramona Park, the photograph prints focus mainly on Grand Rapids. Negatives and photographs show Ramona Park during the first half of the 20th century, theater programs date from 1908 to 1932, newspaper clippings about the closing of Ramona Park are from the early 1950s, a history of the merry-go-round is included, and postcards date...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The bulk of this collection is made up of photographic materials including glass, film negatives along with prints. While the emphasis of the collection is on Ramona Park, the photograph prints focus mainly on Grand Rapids. Negatives and photographs show Ramona Park during the first half of the 20th century, theater programs date from 1908 to 1932, newspaper clippings about the closing of Ramona Park are from the early 1950s, a history of the merry-go-round is included, and postcards date...