Abstract

The Birdseye Veneer Company operated in Escanaba, Michigan during the first half of the twentieth century. The 43 8x10 photographs in the album, made in 1943, detail the processing of trees into sheets and rolls of veneer by the company. The images document the mechanical, animal and human power used in the process.

Abstract This collection contains primarily newspaper clippings compiled by Carl Bajema, a retired Professor of Biology, over the course of 53 years, with the majority being done between 1985 and 2018. Arranged by subject into binders, these clippings cover a number of topics relevant to the history of Grand Rapids, as well as the rest of Michigan and portions of neighboring states. While the subjects in the collection vary, the majority are related to natural resources, environmental history,...

Abstract

This collection contains a number of identified photos of the Sundbeck family, the Keck boarding house, the Lindberg family, and Stocking School. Also included are a few pieces of local ephemera.