photographs
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
Edward Gillis Growing Up in Old Lithuanian Town photographs and book documentation
Collection
Identifier: Collection 291
Abstract
The Edward V. Gillis Growing Up in Old Lithuanian Town Collection contains 200 photographs or copy photos of illustrations collected by Gillis over several years, from the Lithuanian community in Grand Rapids, Michigan of which he was a part. Accompanying the photos is descriptive information that Gillis, born Edvardus Bartholomeus Vikoras Gylys (1920-1999), gathered along with the photographs. Several of the photographs were used in his book “Growing Up in Old Lithuanian Town”, published by...
Dates:
no date
Edwin Pettis family papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 186
Abstract
Edwin Pettis (1856-1941) was deputy sheriff of Kent County and police captain for the Pere Marquette Railroad. His papers contain photographs, correspondence and genealogy of the Pettis and Ward families. The photographs are of family members, the family home in Ada, Michigan and the Ada area. Of special interest are letters from Edwin Pettis as under sheriff of Kent County, Michigan, to his wife Lettie during the Grand Rapids Water Scandal in 1901. The scandal resulted from bonds issued to...
Dates:
1895-1986, n.d.
Emily Latzek Jennings photographs
Collection
Identifier: Collection 234
Abstract
The Emily Latzek Jennings photographs contains 145 photographs of family and friends. Mrs. Jennings attended St. Adalberts Catholic Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A large number of Holy Communion photographs illustrate the family’s religious practice. Family members are known to have lived in Bay City, Michigan and the Chicago area, which may correspond with the photographer identifications for those cities, as well as for Grand Rapids. Most of the photographs are...
Dates:
no date
Father Dennis Morrow history of Grand Rapids collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 273
Abstract
Father Dennis W. Morrow (1948-2020) as the pastor of St. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church, archivist for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids and chaplain for the Grand Rapids Fire and Police Departments. Father Morrow grew up on the West Side of Grand Rapids, Michigan and had a deep knowledge of the history of the area. This collection contains mostly photographs that Father Morrow took or collected. The photographs document the 1950s US-131 freeway construction project, houses...
Dates:
1830s-2000s; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2003
George A. Miller pictorials
Collection
Identifier: Collection 112
Abstract
George A. Miller (1923-1990) was a realtor in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This collection includes photographs and slides of properties offered for sale in the Grand Rapids area from circa 1963-1971. Included are residential and commercial properties and vacant land listed for sale by Miller's firm, George A. Miller Realty. The slides in this collection depict properties featured for sale on a weekly televised real estate program during the 1970s.
Dates:
1963-1975
Grace Oakes Carling photographs
Collection
Identifier: Collection 477
Abstract
This small collection contains family snapshots and photographs related to Grace Oakes Carling (1890-1988). The images mostly depict members of the Carpenter, McClure and Oakes families, as well as friends from Wurzburgs. Many of the photographs are snapshots and depict Grace and her friends and family relaxing and spending time together. Other photographs are formal portraits of family members. Also included are a few obituaries and funeral programs related to the family.
Dates:
1887 - 1975
Grand Rapids Camera Club collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 139
Abstract
The Camera Club was organized in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1898. This collection includes 251 glass plate negatives, circa 1898-1910. Many of the images depict Grand Rapids area views, while others detail various turn-of-the-century (19th) Michigan towns, including Ada, Bay City, Delton, Holland, Middleville, and Spring Lake. The Grand Rapids views include buildings, street scenes and transportation, waterways, landscapes, events and many scenes including groups of people. Of note are the...
Dates:
1899-1931
Grand Rapids Illustrated collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 091
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Illustrated collection contains three pictorial publications with images that depict Grand Rapids, Michigan. The views include buildings, streets, schools, parks, houses, hospitals and so forth. The three publications are: Grand Rapids Illustrated by E.B. Fisher, 1888; Art Work of Grand Rapids, Michigan by L.G. Stuart, 1896 and Grand Rapids Then and Now, 1988. Grand Rapids Then and Now presents sixty-two views from the 1888 Grand Rapids Illustrated compared with new views...
Dates:
1888-1988
Grand Rapids: Past, Present and Future publication photographs
Collection
Identifier: Collection 272
Abstract
This is a small collection containing photographs used in the book "Grand Rapids: Past, Present and Future." The book, edited by Gordon Olson, was published as a result of several Grand Rapids, Michigan citizens coming together to discuss changes in the city, resulting in the formation of a group called Urban Concern, Inc. in 1979. The photographs included in this collection are primarily from 1981 and were commissioned for the book. The photographers include Wes Morton, Michael Green, Gary...
Dates:
1981
Grand Rapids Public Library color images collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 325
Abstract
This is a devised collection that attempts to bring together by format various small accessions of color photographs. As an open collection, new images may be added. The collection includes images of scenes and of people.
Dates:
circa 1950-