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Bird's-Eye View of the City of Grand Rapids. Wood Co., Wis.

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye map of Grand Rapids.
Postcard

D.J. Arpin Residence

Date: 1920
Description: View of the D.J. Arpin residence. Caption reads: "Greetings from Grand Rapids, Wis."
Postcard

City Hall, Jail and Amusement Park

Date: 1905
Description: Jail, City Hall, and an amusement park. The Jail was later used as a School and Library. Caption reads: "Jail, City Hall & Amusement Park, Grand Rapids, Wi...
Postcard

Congregational Church

Date: 1920
Description: View of the front entrance to the Congregational Church. The Church is made of stone and has stained glass windows. Caption reads: "Congregational Church, ...
Photograph

Consolidated Water Power and Paper Company

Date: 1900
Description: View of river and the building's exterior. This building is where Consolidated Water Power and Paper company operates its business. The building's facad...
Postcard

Front and Center Streets

Date: 1900
Description: Colorized view of Front and Center Streets busy with people and a horse-drawn carriage, with a storefront's facade lining both streets. Caption reads: "Fro...
Photograph

Grand Rapids Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of the Grand Rapids Public Library with trees and landscaping. The library was named the T. B. Scott Free Public Library T. B. Scott who donated $...
Postcard

Second Street

Date: 1905
Description: View looking down Second Street with people, horse-drawn vehicles and storefronts and signs lining the street. Caption reads: "Down 2nd Street, Grand Rapid...
Postcard

First Street, Grand Rapids, Wisconsin

Date: 1911
Description: First Street with residential homes. Caption reads: "First Street, Grand Rapids, Wis."
Photograph

First National Bank

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior view of the First National Bank. Front and Center Streets.
Photograph

Wood County Courthouse

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Description: Front view of the Wood County Courthouse, built in 1866 by Lyman Howe and John Rablin. The brick building features an arched entrance, and automobiles are ...
Print

A.C. Bennett & Son Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of A.C. Bennett & Son, growers of and dealers in cultivated cranberries from Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, with a two-color illustration of cranberri...
Print

Spafford, Cole & Lipke Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Spafford, Cole & Lipke of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, general merchandise dealers, with a front view of its two side-by-side buildings; the stor...
Postcard

Grand Rapids and the Wisconsin River

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Description: Elevated view from bluff of Grand Rapids and the Wisconsin River.
Postcard

Front and Center Streets

Date: 1907
Description: View of the intersection of Front and Center Streets. The First National Bank is on the corner. Horses and buggies are in the streets. Caption reads: "Fron...
Postcard

Grand Avenue Looking East

Date: 1913
Description: Hand-colored view of Grand Avenue looking east toward the bridge. The street is lined with businesses. Caption reads: "Grand Avenue Looking East, Grand Rap...
Postcard

High Water at Grand Rapids

Date: 10 08 1911
Description: View of a flooded street in a residential neighborhood. A boy is sitting on a post in the foreground on the far right. Caption reads: "High Water at Grand ...
Postcard

Ice Jam in Wisconsin River

Date: 1907
Description: View of an ice jam near a Grand Rapids bridge in the Wisconsin River. Caption at top reads: "Greetings from Grand Rapids, Wis." Caption at bottom reads: "I...
Postcard

N.W. Railway Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: View down the tracks through the railroad bridge over the Wisconsin River. There is a warning sign on the right at the entrance. Caption reads: "Grand Rapi...
Postcard

First St. North, City Library, Baker St.

Date: 1908
Description: View of an intersection in central Grand Rapids. Identified are: First Street on the left, the city library in the center, and Baker Street on the right. A...

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