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Postal Kingdom: 1905
Circa 1905. "Post office, Saginaw, Michigan." Perhaps our most Disneyesque P.O. so far. 8x10 inch glass negative, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/19/2012 - 10:24pm -

Circa 1905. "Post office, Saginaw, Michigan." Perhaps our most Disneyesque P.O. so far. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Workers' ParadiseI probably wouldn't have retired if I'd been working in that one. Not sure they would have gone for my spending my time making dioramas, though. Memorial FlagCan anyone make out the sign? ["Navy Recruiting Station Permanently Located" - tterrace] Thank You Saginaw!I was there a few years ago for a wedding but don't recall seeing the old post office. Here's a picture of it still going strong however! Castle MuseumThe post office left the building long ago. It is now known as the Castle Museum and is the home of the Saginaw Historical Society. AwningsI love the canvas awnings. FinialsThere is much to admire about this old building. But, my favorites are the metal finials at the high points of the building. They are probably forged from copper. Visited TodayWe visited the building today thanks to Shorpy. It is just as interesting on the inside as the outside. The tall tower has an incredible sprial staircase running up the outside wall. The main lobby is excellent too. Up in the attic space is a long narrow runway with peep holes to the floor spaces below so that inspectors could keep watch on the employees as they worked behind the counters and in the sorting rooms! A major addition in 1930 on the back of the building doubled it's size and was done so well you can't tell where the original building leaves off and the addition starts. The museum is excellent and the staff are very friendly. Highly recommended if you are ever in the area! (The Gallery, DPC)
Capitalist Tools: 1901
Chelsea, Michigan, circa 1901. "Glazier Stove Company, machine room." 8x10 inch dry ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/05/2017 - 9:02pm -

Chelsea, Michigan, circa 1901. "Glazier Stove Company, machine room." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Take your boss to work day?The guy on the right must be the owner, and decided that he was going to be in the picture. RingerThe guy on the right, with the suit and the fedora, doesn't look like he belongs. Maybe the owner, posing for he camera? The boss?The dapper little man in dressed in a suit and a hat on the right. In any event, strange garb to be wearing working at a machine tool. Frozen in timeThere's some kind of variable controller - probably a speed controller for an electric motor, but maybe also a light dimmer - over there on the right, between the windows. It seems to be pretty close to one end of its range - either all the way on or all the way off. It could be a dimmer - the lights are shut off for this daytime photo. However, I think it's a speed controller, and it's set at or close to zero, as we'd probably see a lot more motion blur on the leather belts if all the shafts were turning. 40 years before this picture, all of those belts would have been driven by a steam engine or a mill wheel. By the time of this photo, there might be a big electric motor or three driving all of them. Right around this time, electrical engineers were starting to apply actual math to designing motors, instead of the previously popular "cut and try, and write down the ones that work". 20 years later, the motors would be small enough that each individual tool could have one. Also, that guy on the right is amazingly well-dressed for a machinist. Motor StarterThe device between the windows is most likely the 3-point (or 4-point) starter for the DC motor that drives the belts. The arm is in the off position in the photo, driven there by a hefty spring. When running the arm is held in position against the spring tension by the electromagnet that you can see near the top center of the device. The well-equipped shop -- but not for longLooking around the floor here I see three drill presses, four lathes, two turret lathes, and an arbor press being used by our boss-type person. The real action is at the big stamping presses over in the back left, though, judging from the pile of sheet metal and crate of stamped parts. Glazier fancied himself quite the magnate and he dabbled/interfered heavily in local politics. However in the panic of 1907 he was caught short on a loan, and this attracted the attention of his Detroit bankers, who sent auditors. They discovered that there was nothing to audit because his wife had burned the company books in the spring. This set off bankruptcy and embezzlement cases which eventually landed Glazier in jail for a few years until he was pardoned for ill-health; he lived another decade, dying in 1922. (The Gallery, DPC, Factories, Glazier Stove Works)
Boy, Bike, Boat: 1906
... River circa 1906. Steamer Tashmoo at St. Clair Flats, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/08/2014 - 6:11pm -

The Detroit River circa 1906. Steamer Tashmoo at St. Clair Flats, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. What was he thinking?When enlarging these pictures, I often find it riveting to project myself into the picture, especially when they are scenes of serene, tranquil days of yore which don't seem to occur much these days. One cannot help but wonder what the boy's thoughts were but clearly they stopped him in his tracks long enough for him to take some time out to contemplate the grandness of the steamer and the peacefulness of being on such a cruise. The entire setting depicts an era that seems gone forever, an ideal atmosphere of leisurely, gracious calmness, with ladies and gentlemen drifting down the river, passing the park of landscaped, well-kept lawns and hanging gardens of vines and blossoms appealingly draping down over the walls and all of it, together, perfectly defining the meaning of a very pleasant afternoon. I used to imagine myself in the old double postcard pictures of my grandfather's ancient stereoscope as a youngster and also with the 50's View Masters discs but Shorpy's photos are the best ones in which to lose yourself. Can't be doneYou can never post too many Tashmoo pictures. (The Gallery, Bicycles, Boats & Bridges, Detroit Photos, DPC)
Peoples Gas Light & Coke: 1912
Chicago circa 1912. "Peoples Gas Company Building, Michigan Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/07/2021 - 3:08pm -

Chicago circa 1912. "Peoples Gas Company Building, Michigan Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. +105Below is the same view from June of 2017. Horse of a different colorEither the gas company did an architecturally sensitive addition, or the difference in color on the front of the building indicates that it is undergoing a much-needed cleaning. [It was built in two phases. - Dave] If a cake were a buildingAcross the street from the Art Institute. Luscious architecture. There's a Walgreens in the ground floor where I bought a Coke on a scorching day in August of 2018 after a visit to the galleries. The TrioI'm surprised that the two smaller buildings to the right are still there. The one farthest to the right has some more floors added on top but they left the bric-a-brac that was at the top in 1912 as part of the newer facade. [Both of those smaller buildings have had floors added. - Dave] The Missing CorniceThis photograph shows the exuberant original cornice that once crowned this building - now sadly truncated, as seen in the contemporary photo. Persistent rumors tell of a municipal ordinance that required building owners to remove projecting cornices from downtown Chicago buildings sometime in the late 1940s. The Chicago History Museum collection has a picture of this operation being performed on the Marshall Field Department Store dated November 25, 1947. While some notable Chicago landmarks (the Reliance Building, the Carson Pirie Scott Store) have had their cornices restored in facsimile form in recent years, this one and so many others are still sadly shorn off at the top. What a terrible shame! [If you want your noggin bashed in by falling masonry. - Dave] 2017 ImageThat is a beautiful photo, Timeandagainphoto. Re: 2017 ImageThank you very much Sayles. (The Gallery, Chicago, DPC)
City of Mackinac: 1905
... Circa 1905. "D.& C. steamer at dock, St. Ignace, Michigan." The Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company's City of Mackinac ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/22/2019 - 3:45pm -

Circa 1905. "D.& C. steamer at dock, St. Ignace, Michigan." The Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company's City of Mackinac. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size. Collision ImminentOne can't help but wonder if the boy heading at breakneck speed on his bicycle towards the freight office succeeded in avoiding running over the two ladies in front of him. Box o' MysteryWhat is the beehive-looking box on stilts, over by the freight car? A motor housing? Seems to be louvered for venting, with an exhaust pipe at the top. But what is it connected to, what is it for? Stevenson ScreenThe Stevenson Screen, invented by Robert Louis Stevenson's father in 1864, enclosed a set of wet and dry bulb thermometers for weather observations. In today's world, this one would be classified as ill-sited, as local heating would affect the results. The Boxmay be a Stevenson screen, used to house a thermometer. Mystery of the boxIt likely contains weather instruments -- thermometer, barometer ... Mystery solved?Perpster, It looks like a weather station, for recording meteorological observations. The cylinder on top might be a rain gauge but that isn't typical. Weather station?The louvred box isn't a Stevenson screen for meteorological equipment, is it? The top part might be to allow light in for sunshine recording, or to allow air circulation for ambient temperatures. A Stevenson screen?I wonder if the mystery box perpster commented on is a Stevenson screen - a standard enclosure for thermometers and other meteorological instruments. It usually looks like the photo - a smallish louvered box, 4 or 5 feet off the ground. I can't readily explain the "chimney", although I'm also not sure if the chimney is actually attached to the larger building, instead of the small box. NOAA says there was a weather observing station in St. Ignace from 1887 to 1946, but the latitude and longitude they have indicates that it may have been on the west side of the peninsula, not close to the docks on the east side. Perhaps the shipping company installed their own thermometer near the freight office, so it could be easily read by an employee. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Kids, Railroads)
The Stamp Mill: 1906
... compound pump, Calumet and Hecla stamp mill, Lake Linden, Michigan." Note the faint double exposure in this 8x10 inch glass plate. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/28/2013 - 10:16pm -

Copper production circa 1906. "12,000 horsepower compound pump, Calumet and Hecla stamp mill, Lake Linden, Michigan." Note the faint double exposure in this 8x10 inch glass plate. Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Enter Charlie ChaplinLooks like the movie Modern Times could have been shot there. The Main Bearingmust have required constant attention as evidenced by the captain's chair on the platform. Employees of the era were rarely offered the opportunity to sit while on the job. It brings to mind a John Lennon lyric from a 1980 song "I'm just sittin' here watching the wheels go round and round, I really love to watch them roll." The steam engine is a work of art but so, too, is the building with its myriad girder and truss work. Note the sloping outer walls fit to the angle bracing and that huge overhead hoist! Another fascinating Shorpy view! Sitting roomI found two other chairs, just to the right of the big wheel, one on the top platform and one on the bottom. Domestic plumbingApparently they are pumping houses through that big pipe. [The houses are an exact match for another Shorpy image -- who'll be the first to find it? - Dave] The First Exposure or the Second?I propose The Heart of Copper Country: 1905 as the second exposure on the above photo. [We have a winner. -tterrace] Way ta go!Congrats to Orange56! Good eye! CraneCan anyone make out the manufactures sign on the Overhead crane? Thanks in advance (Technology, The Gallery, DPC, Mining)
Badger State Fur: 1901
... I'm one bridge too close. I should have been on the West Michigan Street Bridge. It makes little difference -- more modern buildings ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/18/2021 - 10:26pm -

Milwaukee circa 1901. "The river from Sycamore Street." Lofty landmarks notwithstanding, our favorite building here bears the name of the Meinecke Toy Company. With Badger State Fur a close runner-up. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size. Badger State Fur confuses meAs best I can calculate, this is the spot where the 1901 photo was taken. The bridge is now on East Wisconsin Avenue -- I found a reference that around 1930 many streets were renamed to make navigating the city easier. The building with the clock tower in the distance is Milwaukee City Hall, still at 200 East Wells Street. The lofty landmark in the foreground is, sadly, gone. The pedestrian bridge with the great silhouettes appears to have been replaced with a skywalk. A state known for its fur trade, mostly beaver, adopts the nickname of a (really mean) fur-bearing animal that is not used for its fur but represents miners working underground. I'm confused. If Sewickley is correct, then I'm one bridge too close. I should have been on the West Michigan Street Bridge. It makes little difference -- more modern buildings have either replaced the buildings in the 1901 photo, or block them from view. R.I.P., Pabst BuildingThe Pabst Building (center) was replaced by the very forgettable Faison Building. Its crown retains a hint of the Pabst's Flemish Renaissance style, just to remind us what we lost. Your one-stop shopH. H. West Company, Commercial Stationers, Office-Outfitters, Desks, Files, Cabinets Sixth floor: book binders Fifth floor: stationers Fourth floor: H. H. West Co. Third floor: Office Supplies Second floor: Athletic Goods Ground floor: School books Wait a minute - - athletic goods?? GimbelsGimbel Brothers, better known as Gimbels--obviously the apostrophe was dropped sometime after this photo was taken--was by 1930 the world's largest department store chain. (I remember a joke on "I Love Lucy" about the competition between Gimbels and Macy's.) In 1987, exactly a century after founding, all the Gimbels stores were gone. (But Saks Fifth Avenue started as a branch of the company.) I recall very well the annual Gimbels Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia, which I took part in sometime in the mid 60's. Today that parade is named for Dunkin' Donuts. The Milwaukee store building, just visible here, now houses an indoor mall with J.C. Penney as its anchor. Sic transit. TimeMany moons ago, when a youngster, some old guy (meaning my age now) told me that the only person who could tell the correct time is the person with only one clock or watch. Doesn't seem that this part of Milwaukee would have trouble with time even though you can see four clocks. Blowing the image up shows the two that I can read to be close enough to the same time that you can't tell the difference. Unless, of course, the clocks are broken and are just waiting for a lightning storm to come along and kick start them. Not 34th StreetIf Gimbel's didn't have it, which way was Macy's? (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Milwaukee)
Hotel Gus: 1905
St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1905. "Resort sightseers on dock of Gus. Trautz's Hotel." 8x10 ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/12/2012 - 10:38am -

St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1905. "Resort sightseers on dock of Gus. Trautz's Hotel." 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Ladder on the roofI wonder whow long it took them to find that ladder. I love these deep, rich prints for the wealth of detail in the parts of the photograph that were unintended at the time. And 107 years later, the building is still there...Built in the 1870's, this hotel was bought by Gus Trautz in 1898. It was known by many names: Kehl's Public House, St. Clair House at Willow Grove, Trautz's, Forester's, Kulow's, Seaway, 4-B's, and Jacob Harsen's Harbor Club. Today, the beautifully restored hotel is part of the South Channel Yacht Club. http://bit.ly/TTYoop If you use the Zoom tool on the building you can see that aside from paint and a couple of minor architectural changes, the building still looks remarkably the same. Ready to dockAnother great Shorpy photo -- I wonder how many copies the newsboy sold from that big bundle of newspapers? It appears the photo is being snapped from the stern of an excursion ship, moving away from the dock (hence back wash in lower left.) I think most of these people would be facing us and awaiting arrival if that were the case, but most of these seem to have bid friends goodbye... and are on their way back to Gus' hotel or elsewhere for more fun in this resort area. BoatsSeems like a gas engine to me, Wade. No smokestack, nothing big enough to be a boiler in that time period and still leave room for the engine, no obvious coal supply; boilers rarely burned liquid fuel in that time period. While 1905 does seem early for an internal combustion engine, that's sure what it looks like. A steam launch would probably have been bigger to provide enough room for the people. In that period all steam engines had to have a licensed engineer to run them, which also led to larger sizes. One other possibility is that it's a naptha engine. Those were equipped with a much smaller boiler than a steam engine and used the fuel as the working fluid in the cylinders. However, they usually also had a prominent funnel. Boats - Inquiring minds etc.I noticed the little runabout in the lower right hand corner. I would guess that circa 1905 that is a steam powered launch. Anyone on here familiar enough with steam powered small vessels that would know? Is that the boiler in the middle of the boat or a small one cylinder gasoline engine? Just seems a bit early for gasoline engines in boats. Filming a Musical ?You get the feeling all these wonderful characters are about to break into a song and dance number. Surely one of the finest Shorpies yet. Y'all ain't read enoughThat's a one-cylinder make-and-break gas engine in the smaller boat. E. B. White describes running such a boat and engine in his childhood (ca. 1908), in his essay "Once More to the Lake." Engine pictureThere are some decent picture of a Wright "make and break" of about the correct size here. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
Flying Boat: 1900
October 13, 1900. Wyandotte, Michigan. "Launch of fire boat James Battle." 8x10 inch dry plate glass ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/13/2012 - 9:14pm -

October 13, 1900. Wyandotte, Michigan. "Launch of fire boat James Battle." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Yaaaaaaaahhhh!That fellow on the seaward side of the deckhouse had a brief but thrilling ride. James Battle, scrapped.Oct. 18 (1991) -- There was a surprise arrival at Marine Salvage in Ramey's Bend, Humberstone, as the McAllister Towing & Salvage Inc. tug SALVAGE MONARCH towed her venerable fleetmate JAMES BATTLE into the scrapyard. The former City of Detroit Fire Commission, 198 grt fire tug, a product of the Detroit Shipbuilding Company of Wyandotte, was launched on October 13, 1900 as Hull # 137. In 1941, she was sold to Canadian interests, repowered and later absorbed into the McAllister Towing fleet in 1969. At Ramey's Bend, the tug's entire upper deck was to be removed for preservation, and, by mid-November, the 91 year old JAMES BATTLE had been completely stripped and cutting had begun. -- Lake Huron Lore The upper deck cabins can be found in the weeds at Ramey's Bend on the Welland Canal near Port Colborne, Ontario. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
Owana at Toledo: 1912
... in 1889 by Detroit Dry Dock Company, Wyandotte, Michigan. Renamed Owana in 1905, Erie in 1925, T. A. Ivey in 1934, ... of New York , 1883. Sidewheeler railroad ferry Michigan Central , 1884. Sidewheeler Frank E. Kirby , 1890. Fire ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/29/2012 - 10:42pm -

Toledo, Ohio, circa 1912. "Steamer Owana ready to leave for Detroit." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Sidewheeler OwanaThe Owana operated a daily schedule departing Detroit in the morning, and Toledo in afternoon. Launched as the Pennsylvania in 1889 by Detroit Dry Dock Company, Wyandotte, Michigan. Renamed Owana in 1905, Erie in 1925, T. A. Ivey in 1934, a return to Erie in 1964, broken up 1981. Gross tonnage 747, net tonnage 420, length 201 ft., beam 32 ft. Passenger and cargo ferry: the forward part of her main deck could accomodate wagons and automobiles. Another photo of the Owana, most likely from the same day, at Smoke and Mirrors: 1912. Other vessels on Shorpy built at same Wyandotte shipyard: Sidewheeler Idlewild, 1879. Sidewheeler City of Cleveland,1880. Sidewheeler State of New York, 1883. Sidewheeler railroad ferry Michigan Central, 1884. Sidewheeler Frank E. Kirby, 1890. Fire boat James Battle, 1900. Steamship Tionesta, 1900. Freighter S.S. Utica, 1904. Sidewheeler City of Cleveland, 1907. Sidewheeler City of Detroit III, 1912. Sidewheeler Seeandbee, 1912. Cresceus ... A Plaster Horse?     I was curious about the word "cresceus" on the side of Toledo Supply and thought it might be some sort of plaster but much to my surprise a search led to an amazing horse of that era. CRESCEUS WITH HIS OWNER GEORGE H. KETCHUM      Cresceus owed his life to the disobedience of the superintendent. The colt had no more than turned a yearling when he was stricken with a severe attack of distemper. As it had settled in the throat, a heavy blister had been applied to that section. The youngster rubbed off the blister and looked so terrible that Ketcham ordered him destroyed as he thought the animal would be worthless. The Rest Of The Story. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Toledo)
Grand Rapids Chair: 1908
Circa 1908. "Grand Rapids Chair Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/21/2012 - 5:19pm -

Circa 1908. "Grand Rapids Chair Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. YeeeshMy first thought when I saw the headline and building was "electric chair." Still there Travis Street and Monroe Avenue NW. A fifth story was added later. View Larger Map Originators not Imitators"While its first products were caned chairs, the Grand Rapids Chair Company turned its full production to parlor, living and dining suites by the 1920s. Beginning in the 1950s, the company produced a line of modular residential units named the "Cross Country" line. Grand Rapids Chair operated as a subsidiary of Sligh Furniture from 1945 to 1957 and subsequently was fully integrated into Baker Furniture in 1973." (http://www.daads.org/modern/1801/article10.htm) Today this building still sits on the Grand River just north of downtown Grand Rapids, with the Baker Furniture name on the side, but they moved most of their operations to North Carolina in 2006. Scared SitlessOdd that there aren't any factory seconds, prototypes, test models, returned merchandise, demos, floor models, displays or even a lonely stool on which to sit. It looked run-down even hhenI can't imagine what it might look like today! It reminds me of the "haunted factories" and stuff you see around Halloween. No Affiliation... with Grand Rapids Fence & Shack. (The Gallery, DPC, Factories)
S.S. Utica: 1910
... aware a vessel of this size could move South out of Lake Michigan and down thru to New Orleans in the canal/river system. [As ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/14/2012 - 8:50pm -

Circa 1910. "Freighter S.S. Utica, New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Line." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. 1904-1949Constructed by the Detroit Ship Building Co., this 325-foot package freighter was launched April 28, 1904, at Wyandotte for the Western Transit Company, the marine operation of the New York Central on the Great Lakes. In 1915 the Interstate Commerce Commission, citing the 1912 Panama Canal Act, ruled that American railroads could not also engage in marine transportation, and the NYC (as well as Erie, Pennsylvania, and Lehigh Valley) sold their steamship operations on the Great Lakes. Many of the vessels were consolidated under a new firm, Great Lakes Transit Corporation, for which the Utica ran from 1916 until 1945. That year, GLTC sold her to Chilean interests who renamed her Quintay. She was towed down the Chicago River, the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Illinois River, and eventually the Mississippi to New Orleans. The Quintay stranded and became a total loss on Penguin Island in the Messier Channel, Chile, on April 28, 1949, on a voyage from Callao to Punta Arenas while carrying general cargo and drums of oil. Steamship Utica Beeson's Marine Directory of the Northwestern Lakes, 1908 Steamship Utica, built in 1904 for the Western Transit Co. of Buffalo, N.Y. Gross tonnage: 3533, length: 325 ft., beam: 44 ft. HmmmmI wonder what the three planks on the side of the hull are. [Docking fenders. - Dave] Rounding the Eastern Continent?I was not aware a vessel of this size could move South out of Lake Michigan and down thru to New Orleans in the canal/river system. [As noted below, the Utica was a Great Lakes freighter. - Dave] (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
Lever of Power: 1942
... N.A. Woodworth Co. (later ITW Workholding) in Ferndale, Michigan. A short article about Woodworth and the 50 "girls" that worked there ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/27/2015 - 7:22am -

August 1942. "Women in industry. Aircraft motor workers. A million-dollar baby, not in terms of money but in her value to Uncle Sam, 21-year-old Eunice Hancock, erstwhile five-and-ten-cent store employee, operates a compressed-air grinder in a Midwest aircraft motor plant. With no previous experience, Eunice quickly mastered the techniques of her war job and today is turning out motor parts with speed and skill. Note protective mask and visor, two vital safety accessories." Photo by Ann Rosener for the Office of War Information. View full size. Why we fightThe safety gear can't hide it, & her ID badge confirms it. Eunice is a looker. Think I found herIf so Hancock is her married name. Unice Hancock age 19 found in the 1940 US Census in Detroit MI with husband John, an auto worker. N.A. Woodworth Co.Eunice is working at the N.A. Woodworth Co. (later ITW Workholding) in Ferndale, Michigan. A short article about Woodworth and the 50 "girls" that worked there appeared in the July, 1942 issue of Popular Mechanics. Woodworth also won an Army-Navy pennant in 1942, for outstanding performance in war production. Maybe someone else can find background on Miss Hancock. I did some searching, but the closest I could find was a Eunice Hancock Jobe, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1921, and died in Pa. in 2008. Her obituary, though, says Mrs. Jobe worked as a clerk at Ingersoll-Rand from 1941-1982. Good to seeFinally see a more-or-less candid picture of how war workers looked. They too a lot of carefully posed pictures of over-dressed women in immaculate conditions. This gal looks like she really did work all day! A bit dirty herself, not obviously posed, lit with a single flash on or near the camera, and the environment looks like lots of grinding was done - a gritty, filthy job. (The Gallery, Ann Rosener, Factories, WW2)
Going Down: 1908
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, circa 1908. "Diver repairing a lock gate." Detroit Publishing Company ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/21/2012 - 8:37pm -

Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, circa 1908. "Diver repairing a lock gate." Detroit Publishing Company glass negative. View full size. SupervisionHe has plenty. Claustrophobia galoreI think I'd die of heart failure before I even got into the water! Those Were The Days"Hardhat" divers had it rough. Tough to see and work in that outfit and, heavy as the diving suit was, he still needed a huge lead weight on his chest to stay down. I can't figure out why all the guys in suits surrounding the diver but it must have been an important dive. If it had been me though I would have opted for a younger man at the wheel of my air pump (on the left of the photo). The Original LeadfootWonder if he wore those shoes driving his new auto home? It's Simply The Way It MUST BeEven the diver is wearing a hat. It's Coming BackHelmet diving, or "Surface Supplied Diving", is making a come back! Proponents say it's easier and safer for amateurs to use helmets for shallow dives than scuba tanks (the old canvas full body suits are gone though). Tourist resorts throughout the Caribbean and the Bahamas offer helmet dives - no PADI certification needed. It's a great way to take an underwater walk on the reef, and you can hold a conversation with your buddies while you're down! I can't seedo I go up or down the ladder? (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
The Club: 1900
Huron County, Michigan, circa 1900. "Dining room at the Club, Pointe aux Barques." 8x10 inch ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/02/2012 - 4:14pm -

Huron County, Michigan, circa 1900. "Dining room at the Club, Pointe aux Barques." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Health and SafetyDon't you love that wiring? Health and Safety would have a field day with wires strung across a wooden ceiling and tapped into for every light. Elegant DiningWould really like to have a meal here. Imagine of the ambiance. Into the WoodsWood floors, wood beams, wood ceilings, wood walls, wood doors, even wood tables and wood chairs. Does anyone want to lay odds on how long before the whole place burns to ashes? Rustic to a FaultThe bare light bulbs hanging down from the ceiling along with the split beams and supports. Only thing missing is peanut shells on the floor. Look at all those chairs!Do you think they came from the Grand Rapids Chair Company? HornsI wonder who put those horns up on the rafters top left. There is nothing else attached to the rafters anywhere. Just the solitary horns. [That's a metal bracket. With a string attached. - Dave] GorgeousI'll bet all that knotty pine and/or cedar positively glowed when the window shades were up. That wiring was safe enough when it was brand new, given a few years of wear and tear, somewhat less so. (The Gallery, DPC, Eateries & Bars)
Calumet and Hecla: 1905
... Circa 1905. "Calumet and Hecla smelters, Lake Linden, Michigan." Starting point for the web of copper telephone and streetcar wires ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/17/2013 - 1:09pm -

Circa 1905. "Calumet and Hecla smelters, Lake Linden, Michigan." Starting point for the web of copper telephone and streetcar wires seen in so many of the other Detroit Publishing images. Panorama of two 8x10 glass plates. View full size. Tramways, etc.It looks like the horse is standing on Standard Gauge track, while the track just to the right and most of the rest of this is narrow gauge (3' or maybe 42") The line that runs from front to back on the right side of the photo also looks standard gauge, with the narrow gauge crossing it. I -think- the carts dead center of the photo capture the smelted copper, and it's one of those smelted pieces that's being loaded into the horse-drawn car. A pile of them appear to the left. The narrow gauge man-powered car is probably dumping clinker into the piles at the very right of the photo. I don't know what the framework is on that side of the photo, perhaps to support a means to load clinkers from the bins off-photo to the right onto cars on that standard gauge track beneath the wood framing in the picture. The stone buildings may in part be a result of the need for structures that can survive extreme cold and high snow loadings. The roofing is probably corrugated iron. Smelters are nasty, they produce a lot of acid smoke. I'm surprised there are trees in the background. This photo was taken on that day called "summer" in the Upper Peninsula. Chimney toppersAny idea what the poles, probably wood or metal, that are found on the top of virtually all chimneys on the right side? Would these be some kind of dampers or screens to catch hot embers? Puddling furnace damperAfter some Googling, it appears the levers operate a damper at the top of the chimneys for two reasons: 1. As a way to regulate the temperature of the furnace. 2. When powdery materials are added to the furnace, the damper is closed to prevent the powder from being drawn out the chimney and lost. Lake Linden is SO FAR north!!The upper peninsula (UP) is SO FAR north!! I spend a lot of time in the UP, but this always surprises me: 565 miles = distance Detroit MI to Lake Linden MI 525 miles = distance Detroit MI to Washington DC (Panoramas, DPC, Mining)
Ladies Who Launch: 1913
March 8, 1913. Wyandotte, Michigan. "Steamers A.D. MacTier and F.P. Jones , sponsors." 8x10 inch ... she sank in a storm carrying grain from Ontario to Michigan. It broke apart when a hatch cover gave way and the grain got wet. As ... 
 
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March 8, 1913. Wyandotte, Michigan. "Steamers A.D. MacTier and F.P. Jones, sponsors." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size. Ships' HistoryThe steamer F.P. Jones was sold several times over the years and had her named changed each time. In 1940, as the Arlington, she sank in a storm carrying grain from Ontario to Michigan. It broke apart when a hatch cover gave way and the grain got wet. As the grain started to expand it broke out bulkheads between holds. The crew abandon ship against Capt. Burke’s orders, claiming their actions were mutiny. Capt. Burke, brother of the owner, went down with his ship on May 1st 1940 at 05:15. The steamer A.D. MacTier was built for and sailed her entire career for the George Hall Coal Co. In October 1926 she ran aground on Leander Shoal, in clear weather, due to command issues on the bridge. After several attempts to re-float her failed, she was totally destroyed on October 26th by a large storm. A.D. MacTier was the general superintendent of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. In 1908 the town of Muskoka Station was renamed MacTier to help alleviate the confusion with other similarly named villages in the area. Muskoka Station was founded by the Canadian Pacific Railroad. In the 1880s it became a switching station for the railroad. These young ladies areMiss Louisa Howard who christened the MacTier, daughter of John C. Howard, president and general manager of the George Hall Coal Company, Ogdensburg, New York, and Miss Frances Gualdo Strong who christened, thirteen minutes later, the Jones, daughter of Edward L. Strong, the company's assistant treasurer. The F. P. Jones was named in honor of the vice president and general manager of the Canada Cement Company, Ltd., Montreal. The MacTier is in the background, the Jones at the left about ready to launch. looking upstreamI think this was taken looking upstream from the foot of Eureka Road towards Detroit. The Ore boat in the background may be bringing coal to the Wyandotte Edison power plant. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Pretty Girls)
Cuyahoga Lift Bridge: 1910
... Tempest, built 1876 by Duncan Robertson at Grand Haven, Michigan. It burned at Parry Sound, Ontario, on June 28, 1909. On the right ... 
 
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Cleveland circa 1910. "Lift Bridge, Cuyahoga River." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Bascule BridgeThis is a bascule bridge. Often the counterweights, which offset the weight of the bridge itself so it balances and moves easily, are underground, like the ones on the Chicago River. This is a Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridgeknown as Baltimore & Ohio Bridge No. 464, built in 1907, which I believe still survives at Cleveland albeit unused other than as an icon of the industrial heritage of "The Flats." The steam barge in the distance is the Tempest, built 1876 by Duncan Robertson at Grand Haven, Michigan. It burned at Parry Sound, Ontario, on June 28, 1909. On the right is the Isabella J. Boyce, built by Burger & Burger at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1889. In use as a sand sucker at the time, it, too, burned off Middle Bass Island, Lake Erie, on June 1917. Since the Tempest was registered at Detroit until 1908 and the bridge built in 1907, I date the photograph to 1907-1908, probably 1907 soon after the completion of the structure. A beautiful dayIf you're not downwind of the mills. I am drawn to scenes like this because they show some of the conditions the working man endured in this time period. The industrial haze hanging low in the background meant that jobs were probably available. The steel industry was big in Cleveland. Corrigan-Mckinney, U.S. Steel, Cleveland Furnace Co. are some I can think of and there were a lot of jobs. Since the focus of this photograph is transportation it fits in with the background. Heavy industry grew where costs were low and for the steel industry transportation costs were a big factor. Both the importation of raw materials and shipping finished product. Here is a good example of an important water transportation corridor that fuels that haze and the railroads that needed to cross that corridor badly enough to spend the money to install a Sherzer rolling lift bridge. Now Who Do We Believe?Well. When I first saw this image the term bascule bridge popped into mind. But I am no expert on bridges. After seeing Willam Lafferty's and signalman's posts, I was a bit confused. So I turned to our famous online encyclopedia. The term is defined there as "a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or 'leaf', throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- or double-leafed." At the bottom of the page the single leaf rolling lift type bridge is one of the illustrations. If you want to take a look for yourself, and decide what kind of bridge this is, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascule_bridge. Not BasculeThis is a Scherzer rolling lift bridge. The large circular arc segment is the support, and the bridge rolls on that arc as the bridge opens. The drive is at the center of the arc; a motor drives a small gear which rolls on the straight bar above the track level. A Scherzer is a type of BasculeA "rolling lift" bridge, sometimes called a Scherzer, is one of three distinct types of bascule bridge. Check it out on Wikipedia. No such thing as a dumb question?Would there be a right half of this bridge out of the frame, presumably already elevated when this picture was taken? How close do the segments of track have to come together to be a functional railroad bridge? Is it (was it) fairly precise and repeatable? (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, Cleveland, DPC, Railroads)
Ground Rules: 1900
Circa 1900. "Golf links at Charlevoix, Michigan." Mind if we play through? 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit ... 
 
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Circa 1900. "Golf links at Charlevoix, Michigan." Mind if we play through? 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Rules & RegulationsSee you at the 19th hole! Playing through timeThe tall fellow in the center of the picture looks curiously modern compared to the others. I didn't realize bucket hats had enjoyed such longevity as a fashion statement Caddy BadgeThe young man behind the players with his hands in his pockets and the others in the "Caddy Shack" are wearing their official Caddy Badges issued by the Golf Club. I can't explain the reason for all the other young men gathered around the players. Of coursePresumably the caddies are the ones carrying the bags; that leaves (apparently) one adult player and a whole gaggle of younger boys. So what's the deal here? What this photo needs is a Lewis Hine caption. Old SchoolNot a square yard of chartreuse and plum plaid polyester to be seen. Before wooden teesThey used to pile sand on the tee to hold the ball until wooden tees came along. I suspect the box with No. 1 written on it was the tee box, a term still used today. My father-in-law had to sweep up the sand and put it back in the boxes on his father's golf course when he was a boy. Re: Of CourseMy guess is that this is some sort of caddie training, and the young boys are all learning the proper way to deal with the golfers. Sir...Why it's an easy layup with a Mashie or a Spade Mashie. A Cleek is way too long a club, sir. (The Gallery, DPC, Sports)
Along the River: 1905
... and Chicago, Ill. The steamer called at Cleveland, Ohio, Detroit, Mackinac Island, Harbor Springs, and Milwaukee, Wis. With her ... operate the North Land in 1917 under lease to the Northern Michigan Transportation Company failed to materialize. In 1918 the North ... 
 
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Circa 1905. "Along the river at Buffalo, New York. Steamers North Land and City of Erie." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Yacht-Like LinesAnother photo of the SS North Land tied up at Buffalo: 1905. Ludington Daily News, September 30, 1995. Early Great Lakes steamer was last word in elegance, until she almost went to war. By James L. Cabot. The 1895 season of navigation saw the debut of a new passenger steamer, the North Land. This vessel represented a standard of elegance that no longer exists. The North Land was built by the Globe Iron Works at Cleveland, Ohio. A steel steamer of 4,244 gross tons, she measured 376 feet in length and a beam of 44 feet. As no freight was carried, the North Land was fitted with staterooms for 500 passengers. Built by James J. Hill, the "Empire Builder," the North Land was operated by the Northern Steamship Company between Buffalo, N.Y., and Chicago, Ill. The steamer called at Cleveland, Ohio, Detroit, Mackinac Island, Harbor Springs, and Milwaukee, Wis. With her yacht-like lines and vividly white hull and cabins, the North Land truly was a beautiful ship. The steamer had three stacks when she entered service in 1895. In 1902 she was remodeled with new boilers, two stacks and an extra deck forward. … She last sailed in 1916; plans to operate the North Land in 1917 under lease to the Northern Michigan Transportation Company failed to materialize. In 1918 the North Land was acquired by the Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co., Ltd., of Lauzon, Quebec. The steamer was cut in two at Buffalo, bulkheaded and towed through the Welland And St. Lawrence canals. At Montreal Quebec, the two sections of ship were reattached. By the time the North Land reached Montreal, she was no longer needed for wartime service overseas. Plans to use the steamer as a troopship or a trans-Atlantic liner never materialized. The North Land lay idle at Montreal until she was scrapped in 1921, ending the career of a Great Lakes steamer that had once been considered the last word in elegance afloat. Small boat activitiesI'm intrigued by the three small flat-bottomed boats visible in this shot, all with square ends and propelled coracle-fashion by one oar over the stern. I'm guessing they're all engaged, or hoping to engage, in the same activity, and it's probably for cash rather than fun. Any ideas? An extinct businessGreat Lakes passenger liners - gone and largely forgotten. The final blow may have been the tragic Noronic fire in Sept., 1949 that killed 118. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, Buffalo NY, DPC)
Friday's Child: 1905
... 1985 and is interred at Forest Hill Cemetery in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Mutually exclusive Bow or hat. I don't see how you could wear ... 
 
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"Durant, Mrs. T. (child) -- between March 1905 and August 1906." 5x7 glass negative from the C.M. Bell portrait studio in Washington, D.C. View full size. Society's ChildFather is probably Thomas Durant, a patent lawyer and husband of Mary. The daughter shown here would be Maxine, who was 11 years old in the 1910 Census. She will marry Lorenzo Dale Burnell, a CPA, in 1919 and move to Detroit. Maxine's brother Thomas Jr., two years her senior, appears to marry Marjorie Merriweather Post's eldest daughter in 1927. Maxine died in 1985 and is interred at Forest Hill Cemetery in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Mutually exclusiveBow or hat. I don't see how you could wear both. [Evidently the bows migrate south. - Dave] Anyone out there remember Little Iodine?That giant bow is straight out of the funny pages! Am I the only onethat saw the hat as an upside down smiley face? Giant bowsStill rampant in some parts. Back in the late 90's, we adopted two little girls from Russia. Both came dressed in the bows, which were a marvel of complex knots. Fortunately, both were old enough to untie them themselves, before we attacked them with scissors... The Eyes Have ItWhat a hauntingly lovely image of a long-gone time and child. (The Gallery, Bell Studio, D.C., Kids, Portraits)
Après-Launch: 1900
Sept. 15, 1900. Wyandotte, Michigan. "Freighter Howard L. Shaw in the slip." 8x10 inch dry plate glass ... 
 
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Sept. 15, 1900. Wyandotte, Michigan. "Freighter Howard L. Shaw in the slip." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Landfill in TorontoThis freighter made it until 1969 when it was sunk a part of the Ontario Place Landfill in Toronto. Interesting DateMy grandfather was born 4 months earlier to the day, and served in the US Navy on the USS Olympia C-6, which pre-dates even this old gal. C'est le FrenchIt seems more like an 'Avant-launch' to me. By the looks of it it hasn't taken to the water yet. [Look again. - Dave] Don't omit the punctuationAnother example of the mysterious period at the end of non-sentences in signage. Seems to have flourished until about 1920 or so. By the way, that steam yacht in the background is lovely. I want!! Launched sidewaysAs was common on the Great Lakes and still happens from time to time, this ore boat was launched sideways. Very recently from the looks of things and all the water on the ground on the left side. Now most larger boats are built in a dry dock and it's just flooded. During WWII the Navy was aghast that they would propose launching submarines this way in Wisconsin, but they did, and it worked. There are some nice videos on Youtube of ships launched this way. Yeah what's up with that??Doghouse, I have been wondering about that punctuation thing for years -- around here there are old textile mills dating to around 1900 and many have the mystery period on their signage, e.g. "OFFICE." in large carved granite block letters above the entrance. Does anyone anyone anyone know why they would go to the trouble of carving a period there? I'm guessing it was simply the style, but I'd love to learn more about it. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
Snow Depot: 1900
Circa 1900. "Michigan Central station, Ann Arbor, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. ... 
 
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Circa 1900. "Michigan Central station, Ann Arbor, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. Snowball's chanceStill there, now a restaurant. Anton BrahmAt the top of the hill you can see a Grocer with the last of Brahm. Through Googling, it turned out it was Anton Brahm, who had a business at 420 Fuller Street, which is now High Street. That building is gone, though the house next door is still there, though modified. Anton Brahm lived from 1847 to 1920. The Find A Grave entry lists him, along with his wife Teresa (1855-1907). And four children -- all died 1892, ages 3 to 14. Further Googling found this newspaper article from 1892. Third page, on the left, toward the bottom. http://oldnews.aadl.org/taxonomy/term/18168 "A six-year-old son of Anton Brahm, of Depot street, died Tuesday, of Diphtheria. Three other children of the same family have been down with the same disease, but are now better." (The Gallery, DPC, Railroads)
Coming and Going: 1908
Circa 1908. "Suburban station, Petoskey, Michigan." Yet another glimpse of this bustling burg. 8x10 inch glass negative, ... 
 
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Circa 1908. "Suburban station, Petoskey, Michigan." Yet another glimpse of this bustling burg. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. A bit of TLCThe crew of the engine on the left are using their lay-over time to give the bell and air compressor a bit of attention. The coal on this engine is a lot better than the last one we saw. Makin' TracksAre the two righthand sets of tracks, separated from the others by that fence, the main line tracks? What was the Welcome sign behind the station pertaining to? Note two locomotives on the middle set of tracks, picture is full of really neat images and details. I look forward to learning more about old steam locomotives! Grand Rapids and Indiana RailroadThese engines seen here are of the 4-4-0 wheel arrangement. This type engine was instrumental in building the portion of North American continent represented by Canada and the US. These type engines were also referred to as the "American" wheel arrangement and were ubiquitous well into the 20th century on most North American railroads. In Canada they were called "Prairie". In fact, 3 engines of this type remained in full service on the Canadian Pacific Railway virtually until the end of steam on the CPR in the very early 1960's. All 3 are preserved to this day. (The Gallery, DPC, Petoskey, Railroads)
Heat, Pour, Let Cool: 1901
Chelsea, Michigan, circa 1901. "Glazier Stove Company molding room." No matter where ... 
 
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Chelsea, Michigan, circa 1901. "Glazier Stove Company molding room." No matter where Shorpy may roam, he inevitably seems to find his way back to the stove factory. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Central CastingWhat step is this in the casting process -- are the workers at the stations to the right building molds or removing the castings from the sand molds? Busy BeesMost of the foundry workers in this and other Glazier photos are wearing the company work cap, blazoned with its B&B trademark initials. Brightest & Best, yes, but that doesn't seem to have been interesting enough for the artist who designed the company's billhead logo, seen here cropped from an 1893 Glazier purchase receipt. Re-Roam SoonAs a resident of Chelsea, I thank you for all of the publicity bestowed upon our fair city of only 5000 souls. Thank you Shorpy for the frequent visits. You're always welcome here. Central CastingThe molders are working on the molds, you can see one guy with a brush in his hand for the excess sand. The molds on the ground would show some overflow, which would be broken off when the mold was opened. Olden moldersIf you check out my father's picture in the member gallery you will see that 50 years later the molder's station had the same tools, the unseen difference being the rail, which here is on the floor; where my father worked it was overhead. (The Gallery, DPC, Glazier Stove Works)
Main Street USA: 1912
... 1912. "Main Street and Chippewa Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. ... 
 
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Circa 1912. "Main Street and Chippewa Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. +103Below is the same view from August of 2015. Somewhere in Time!Photo from the very year in which the movie was set. No luck spotting Elise and Richard, though. A favorite of the woman who was then my girlfriend, now my wife. I'd put this earlier than 1912If this were ca. 1912 I think we'd see an automobile or two on the street. Judging by the women's clothes, I'd put it earlier, somewhere 1895-1905. [You are obviously new to Mackinac Island, famous for being where cars are verboten. Also, count the stars on the flags. There are 48. - Dave] ColorfulIf this isn't a colorized photo waiting to happen, I don't know what is. Somewhere elseMackinac Island does feel like it's somewhere (else) in time. It may be because so many of its buildings are still there. The multi-gabled Chippewa Hotel is on the left, still open every summer. At least the first 4 buildings on the right are still there, but the steeple is gone from the third building. We remember it fondly because we honeymooned there, well after the season in December; we were the only people in the hotel for a while. Still smell the horsesNo motorized traffic allowed on Mackinac Island to this day. What the hackis "bric a brac"? (The Gallery, DPC, Horses, Stores & Markets)
Hotel Vincent: 1905
Saginaw, Michigan, circa 1905. "Hotel Vincent." Try our depot shuttle. 8x10 inch dry ... 
 
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Saginaw, Michigan, circa 1905. "Hotel Vincent." Try our depot shuttle. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Washington and GermaniaIt appears that (according to the maps and city records) that this hotel stood on the corner of Washington and Germania Avenues. I'm assuming that Germania was changed to Federal due to anti-German sentiment during WWI. Map showing where the Hotel Vincent Once Stood marked as "1.". Fire escapesDo those fire escapes have access from a hall, or do you have to break into someone's room to get to one? Given the size of the building, the number of fire escapes reminds me of the lifeboat count on the Titanic. A Fun Afternoon InvestigationFrom History of Saginaw County we see that the Hotel Vincent was on the corner of Washington and Germania. Google Maps doesn't show a Germania Street in Saginaw. According to Saginaw: Labor & Leisure it was changed in WWI to Federal Street. So at the corners of Federal and Washington we see today on Google Maps the remnants of a little building to the right of the Vincent Hotel with the three windows on the third floor. From that, here's what the corner looks like today. View Larger Map Re: Fire EscapesAlong with the possible other problems, that last step is a doozy! French Dry CleaningI thought at first the sign, middle-left, said "French Fry Cleaning" But what the heck is French Dry Cleaning? [Dry cleaning, or "French dry cleaning," as it was called, is cleaning without water. - Dave] (The Gallery, DPC)
Charlevoix: 1900
"Harbor entrance and light house, Charlevoix, Michigan," circa 1900. Detroit Publishing Company glass negative, Library of ... 
 
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"Harbor entrance and light house, Charlevoix, Michigan," circa 1900. Detroit Publishing Company glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size. Nick Adams"It's good when the fall storms come, isn't it?" "It's swell." "It's the best time of the year." I never get tired of reading those Nick Adams stories. I saw Hemingway's boyhood home a few weeks ago in Oak Park...sort of made a detour/pilgrimage on the way to a wedding reception. Goober Pea CharlevoixWhat memories. Our family, wife and three children, camped at the state park located on Lake Charlevoix and explored the area. The Loeb estate is on the south shore of the lake. Their son murdered Bobby Franks and was murdered himself while in prison. Charleviox and all that area is beautiful. Will have to get up there this fall and see it again. Looks like there's going to be....a three-day blow. Well, Wemedge? Fire in the HoldIf the harbor patrol saw something like this coming in now, they'd send out the fire boats to greet it. 3 Hour TourJust sit right back and you'll hear a tale... (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
Star Island House: 1910
St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1910. "Star Island House." A hotel on the St. Clair River whose ... 
 
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St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1910. "Star Island House." A hotel on the St. Clair River whose scenic arboreal allée, Willow Avenue, we saw last week. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Northern hospitalityThey say the St. Clair Flats hotels were popular with Southerners escaping swelter (perhaps looking for a cool-weather counterpart to the Mississippi delta). Whether the lineup on the porch is made up of guests, staff, or some combination thereof, it's the last bunch of folks with whom I'd like to commune with nature. Those bands on the treesAddressed in this thread. Your next stop, the Twilight ZoneAnd then all the old people on the porch played Kick the Can, and vanished, as young people. Hard to FindI was greatly puzzled by this picture and the Willow Ave. picture - where the heck is (or rather was) Star Island? No current maps list Star Island, but I finally found it in an 1895 map from the St. Clair Flats Historical Society. The area is no longer identified as Star Island, and any remnants of the Star Island House and Willow Avenue are long gone. [See also the maps posted here last week in the comments under the Willow Avenue photo. - Dave] Good Lord!Charles Addams, please call the office! (The Gallery, DPC)
Lots of Pulp: 1908
Circa 1908. "Paper mills at Petoskey, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. ... 
 
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Circa 1908. "Paper mills at Petoskey, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Thanks for all the Petoskey picsI grew up in Petoskey, and while these are all before my time, it's neat to see what things used to be like. Pepé Le PewIf you've ever lived anywhere near a pulp mill you can probably smell the sulfur smoke emitting from the smokestacks just by looking at this picture. I hate to imagine what it was like before scrubbers and other emission controls. If you're going to move near one you better try to locate yourself up from the prevailing winds. Not everything has changed.The trestle, mills and the makeshift dam are long gone, but the house on the hill still remains. According to an old Sanborn map, this trestle crossed the Bear River between Franklin Street and Charlevoix Ave. The dam was near Grove Street and the mills are now home to Bear River Park. The house on the hill above the dam is on Ione Street and, except for the windows, is remarkably unchanged. (The Gallery, DPC, Factories, Petoskey, Railroads)
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