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Box 4

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Contains 48 Results:

Balloon Ascensions Set. Later reproductions on Kodak paper. (3)

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents

1-2 Shows busy street corner with various horses and carriages. Balloon near corner of near building left. Perhaps Fulton St. with building currently known as Women’s City Club center right. One wagon has “Empire Steam Laundry”. Neg. #115.
3. Balloon in the air. Neg. #116 above the street and buildings.

Dates: circa 1837-2011
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 054, Grand Rapids Public Library photograph collection / Series I. Subjects/Scenes / Subseries B. “B” Subjects

Bands

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents 1. Grand Rapids Railway Band. Copy photo, source & date unknown. 2. P1999.037. Photo postcard. Grand Rapids Shrine Patrol Band(?) Includes a woman standing a right. 3. Unidentified Orchestra. 1992.017. Second from left, front row is A.G. Dickinson. Middle row, 1st on left is Forrest Loomis (base viol). Known members include: • Forrest Loomis (base viol) [Second or third row?] • Second row: Unknown / Barlow / Eberhard • Bottom row: John Evans, AGD, Horner,...
Dates: circa 1837-2011
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 054, Grand Rapids Public Library photograph collection / Series I. Subjects/Scenes / Subseries B. “B” Subjects

Barber Shops (1)

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 25.5
Scope and Contents 1. Interior view, July 28, 1906. 2005.051. Believed to be either George W. Payne’s shop at 97 Monroe, suggested by Payne’s presence in the image, or Clarence W. Hazel’s shop at 109 Monroe. The evidence for the later is the 1906 City Directory, which lists D.C. Elliott as being employed by Hazel, not Payne. However, Elliott may have changed positions within the year. DeWitt Clinton Elliott is not listed in the 1907 directory at all, Payne’s establishment is not listed, and Hazel has moved his...
Dates: circa 1837-2011
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 054, Grand Rapids Public Library photograph collection / Series I. Subjects/Scenes / Subseries B. “B” Subjects

Barn Erection (1)

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents

Man working on roof truss construction, perhaps a barn or other building. Worm’s eye view of smiling man from under the truss.

Dates: circa 1837-2011
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 054, Grand Rapids Public Library photograph collection / Series I. Subjects/Scenes / Subseries B. “B” Subjects

Barnhart Building

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents

Corner view with hanging three color streetlight. Ca. early 1950’s. Four story building has “Michigan Tradesman” sign at the first level visible on either street.

Dates: circa 1837-2011
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 054, Grand Rapids Public Library photograph collection / Series I. Subjects/Scenes / Subseries B. “B” Subjects

Barclay Avenue Views (1)

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 28
Scope and Contents “Elm trees on Barclay Ave., old landmark of Grand Rapids. This is near the down town business district and public opinion rose in arms to prevent the removal of these trees from the street some years ago when the city authorities started to remove them. James M. Nelson of Nelson & Matter live in the house on the NE corner. Father of Sarah who painted the picture of GR in 1956.” Image shows two (or three) trees in the center of the street on an offset meridian. Hill view, with side walks...
Dates: circa 1837-2011
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 054, Grand Rapids Public Library photograph collection / Series I. Subjects/Scenes / Subseries B. “B” Subjects

Barns (1)

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents

19th Century, include family & teams of horses

Dates: circa 1837-2011
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 054, Grand Rapids Public Library photograph collection / Series I. Subjects/Scenes / Subseries B. “B” Subjects

Barry County (Mich.)

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents 1. Barry Co., #1 or 7. Wall Lake. Shows mostly the lake with a bit of show at the right, a person standing near the water. Trees around the lake shore. 2. Barry Co., #2. Chamberlain’s home on west side of Wall Lake, north of Delton. Shows lake right, landing in center, house just visible on the hill center left, with auto? Numerous trees. 3. Barry Co., #9. Sand Creek near the bridge, not far from river. 4. Barry Co., #10. Dupl. of #9 above. 5. Barry Co., #15. Bonnell School...
Dates: circa 1837-2011
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 054, Grand Rapids Public Library photograph collection / Series I. Subjects/Scenes / Subseries B. “B” Subjects

Bartel

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 30.5
Scope and Contents

1. Bartel Meat Market, 1890. Copy photo. Shows the facade of a corner store with an awning. Two men with aprons stand on the front steps, along with assorted children and a dog (African American boy near the dog in the store entrance).
2. Bartel Family, 1890. Two men in a boat, with sails wrapped around the mast. The boat is at the shore. One of the men is standing holding a rifle (gun).

Dates: circa 1837-2011
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 054, Grand Rapids Public Library photograph collection / Series I. Subjects/Scenes / Subseries B. “B” Subjects

Baseball

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents 1. “Baseball in 1882”. Historical print. Has words Saginaw vs Grand Rapids” in white bottom center. Shows men on the field playing, in uniforms. A fence separates the field from the open landscape containing several buildings on the other side of the fence. Structures on the rise behind the buildings top left may indicate a cemetery. In the bottom right corner of the image is a post, perhaps a support for roofed viewing stands. A sign attached to the post reads “Smokers Section”. Source...
Dates: circa 1837-2011
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Collection 054, Grand Rapids Public Library photograph collection / Series I. Subjects/Scenes / Subseries B. “B” Subjects

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