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Box 1

 Container

Contains 78 Results:

City smoke inspection division (7), 1911

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

1. Hardware Supply Company birdseye
2. River front view, including iron foundry right, churches
3. Railroad yard
4. Western Michigan Transfers & Storage Co., Grand Rapids Sticky Flypaper Co. area, and railways
5. Railroad crossing near ? Schroeder Co.
6. Young Chaffee Furniture Co., Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co. rooftop view
7. Unidentified factory





Dates: 1911
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 100, City of Grand Rapids photograph collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library / Series I. Public Service Department

Division Avenue widening and earlier (15), 1927 - 1933

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents 1. “600” F.F. Wood Motor Co., 201-211 Sheldon Ave. S.E. 2. “604” Salant & Salant Shirts / Kent Awning & Tent Co. 3. “628” Moline Cabinet Shop / 630 MARTIN autolectric Service 4. 722 Division, Apartments / 726 Garage [Fox & Snook in 1927; GR Spring Service at 726-728 in 1933] 5. “742” 2 men facing camera near vacant lot. Hardware store at left. Autos. 6. John Kamstra Meat Market, 822 Division Ave. S. 7. St. Andrews (2xx-3xx Sheldon) Division St. view, ca....
Dates: 1927 - 1933
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 100, City of Grand Rapids photograph collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library / Series I. Public Service Department

Grand River floodwall construction (5), 1911

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

1. Black indistinguishable view with smoke stacks & water tower center right
2. Wall with excavation, telephone pole leaning right
3. Braces supporting wall, with 3 men at work. One man near center had measuring device on tripod
4. Tunnel like wire construction
5. Tunnel like wire construction with motor on top



Dates: 1911
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 100, City of Grand Rapids photograph collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library / Series I. Public Service Department

Miscellaneous, (2), 1936

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

1. two men standing on a field of white, with industrial landscape in background. Verso: Probably City wholesale market grounds, Market Ave.
2. Dec. 4, 1936 Possibly WPA Road construction near Gulf Service Station, Possibly 2665 Division Ave. S.

Dates: 1936
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 100, City of Grand Rapids photograph collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library / Series I. Public Service Department

Franklin Fuel (1), 1935

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Franklin Avenue, bridge

Dates: 1935
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 100, City of Grand Rapids photograph collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library / Series I. Public Service Department

Grand River view (1), 1911

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

City Wholesale Market Grounds at night, Public Service Dept., City Markets Division.

Dates: 1911
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 100, City of Grand Rapids photograph collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library / Series I. Public Service Department

New York Central overpass, possibly near Eastern or Division

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The photographs in this collection were generated by two departments in the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, providing a unique record of various streetscapes in the city. The Public Service Department photos document efforts by the city smoke inspector to record air pollution as well as several public works projects in the city, such as the widening of Division Avenue in the 1920s. The Traffic Engineer's Department photos document bridges, grade separations and...
Dates: 1948-1971
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 100, City of Grand Rapids photograph collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library / Series II. Traffic Engineer's Department / 28th Street, 1958‑68 Street views / 28th and East Beltline views.

New York Central overpass with Muller’s bakery in background

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The photographs in this collection were generated by two departments in the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, providing a unique record of various streetscapes in the city. The Public Service Department photos document efforts by the city smoke inspector to record air pollution as well as several public works projects in the city, such as the widening of Division Avenue in the 1920s. The Traffic Engineer's Department photos document bridges, grade separations and...
Dates: 1948-1971
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 100, City of Grand Rapids photograph collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library / Series II. Traffic Engineer's Department / 28th Street, 1958‑68 Street views / 28th and East Beltline views.

New York Central overpass with sign for Kerr Building Parking, and billboards. Ca. 1958

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The photographs in this collection were generated by two departments in the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, providing a unique record of various streetscapes in the city. The Public Service Department photos document efforts by the city smoke inspector to record air pollution as well as several public works projects in the city, such as the widening of Division Avenue in the 1920s. The Traffic Engineer's Department photos document bridges, grade separations and...
Dates: 1948-1971
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 100, City of Grand Rapids photograph collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library / Series II. Traffic Engineer's Department / 28th Street, 1958‑68 Street views / 28th and East Beltline views.

Shopping mall with Wurzburgs, lagoon (body of water) in background

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The photographs in this collection were generated by two departments in the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, providing a unique record of various streetscapes in the city. The Public Service Department photos document efforts by the city smoke inspector to record air pollution as well as several public works projects in the city, such as the widening of Division Avenue in the 1920s. The Traffic Engineer's Department photos document bridges, grade separations and...
Dates: 1948-1971
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 100, City of Grand Rapids photograph collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library / Series II. Traffic Engineer's Department / 28th Street, 1958‑68 Street views / 28th and East Beltline views.

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