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photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:

Stephen Deming Stover glass negatives

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 128
Abstract Stephen Deming Stover was a printer and an amateur photographer in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This collection contains 75 glass plate negatives for images from 1900 through 1906, taken by Stover. They depict various scenes from Grand Rapids and Grand Haven, Mich. and Chicago, IL., including churches, street scenes, people, social events and parades. Of note are the views of labor parades, baseball teams, bicycle racing, ice cutting on the Grand River, the Norton Indian mounds and Grand Haven...
Dates: 1900-1906
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Stephen Deming Stover glass negatives

Thomas glass plate negatives

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 136
Abstract

The Thomas glass plate negatives contain 269 historical glass negative images from the first decade of the twentieth century, plus one original photo. The plates seem to have been taken by Mr. Thomas and his daughter. The images depict Thomas family members, houses, house interiors and various Grand Rapids views such as the flood of 1904, the Grand River, John Ball Park and workers. Also included are views from Holland, Grand Haven and Muskegon, Michigan.

Dates: circa 1900-1910
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Thomas glass plate negatives

Thomas R. and Debra C. Dilley historical collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 364
Abstract This collection is named for the donors/collectors and reflects their historical interests and expertise. The collection provides diverse visual and written information on the history of the Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan community. Some of the stereographic photographs (ca. 1865-1910) included in the collection, may also be found in the books written by Thomas R. Dilley on this historical graphic format. Other original or copy photographs document numerous events, people and organizations,...
Dates: circa 1850s-2000s
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Thomas R. and Debra C. Dilley historical collection

Thomas R. Wilson graphics collection

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Identifier: Collection 359
Abstract

The Thomas R. Wilson graphics collection focuses primarily on the reproduction graphics or photographs created by Wilson and given to the library. Tom currently operates a home business creating poster art from historical travel literature and ephemera. Wilson and his wife, M. Christine Byron, are authors of several Michigan travel books.

Dates: 2006-
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Thomas R. Wilson graphics collection

William F. Drueke photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 212
Abstract William F. Drueke, Jr. (1912-2000) was a Grand Rapids, Michigan businessman. He headed the family business, the Drueke Game Company. This collection contains photographs he took of various scenes in Grand Rapids from 1958 to 1979. The images depict urban renewal, including demolition of buildings. A large portion of the collection documents the construction of Interstate 96 through Grand Rapids. Also shown are many scenes of downtown Grand Rapids and the Grand River, including building...
Dates: 1958-1996
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / William F. Drueke photographs

William Hill images of Alexander Calder's La Grande Vitesse

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Identifier: Collection 346
Abstract

William Hill is a photographer in Grand Rapids, Michigan who documented the installation of Alexander Calder's La Grande Vitesse. The collection includes color slides showing the construction of the sculpture on the plaza at Vandenberg Center and the dedication ceremony. Also included is information relating to the Big Red Thing project at Grand Valley State University (circa 2007) and some biographical information on Hill.

Dates: circa June 1969
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / William Hill images of Alexander Calder's La Grande Vitesse

William L. Bennett collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 298
Abstract William L. Bennett (1912-2006) was an historian from the Grand Rapids, Michigan area. This collection includes historical materials he collected or created, primarily including photographs taken from albums, but also scrapbooks, ephemera and reference documents. Also included is a copy of his publication “Memories of East Grand Rapids, 1834-1982.” The bulk of this collection are the photographs. Bennett was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Grand Rapids, among his other activities. His...
Dates: no date
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / William L. Bennett collection

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