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| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | At the opening of the railway between Grandhaven and Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 26, 1857, the locomotive Grand Rapids was manned by the railroad... |
| Date: | 1859 |
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| Description: | The maple and hickory forests in the old northwest were often plagued with fires during the summer months. Hölzlhuber, on a return journey from Niagara Fal... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | View of Detroit with several boats and ships in (probably) the Detroit River. |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Madame Thérèse Schindler (1774-1855), an early resident of Mackinac Island. |
| Date: | 1858 |
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| Description: | This map shows the depth of the West Channel and the different types of minerals that make up the floor bed. The steamboat range station is labeled. A note... |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | This map shows townships, villages, Indian villages, railroads, roads, mills, prairies, swamps, and canals. An inset map shows a plat of the copper distric... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Printed postcard of an illustration of the James Strang residence on Beaver Island, Michigan. Two men are standing in front of a stockade fence in front of... |
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