Glimpse history through old images of Michigan, in the USA.
Ann Arbor
Old postcard of Ann Arbor, Michigan, circa 1907. Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. The Reading Room of the Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, taken in 1883. Image: Library of Congress.Old stereograph image of the Law Department at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1872. Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library.Old sterograph image of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, in 1872. Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library.Old stereograph image of the Mechanical Building at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1872. Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library.Old stereograph photo of a building at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, taken in 1872. Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library.Old photo of a University Hall at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, taken in 1872. Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library.Old photo of the President’s residence at Ann Arbor Michigan. Image: Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. Old picture of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, published in 1856. Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. Old photo from March 28, 1918. Shows women at Ann Arbor doing war work, such as sewing and knitting hospital garments, clothing for French children, and aviators’ vests. Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. Old photo of the Main Library at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Taken between 1890 and 1901. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of the Waterman Gymnasium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Taken between 1890 and 1901. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of the Gymnasium at Ann Arbor. Taken between 1880 and 1899. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of Alpha Delta Phi House at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Taken between 1883 and 1906. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of Delta Kappa Epilson House at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Taken between 1890 and 1901. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of the Museum at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Taken between 1890 and 1901. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of Psi Upsilon house, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Taken between 1890 and 1905. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of Michigan Central Station, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Taken between 1895 and 1910. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of women sitting at the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. Taken between 1890 and 1901. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.
Old photo of the Majestic Building at 1001 Woodward Avenue in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. Detroit’s second skyscraper, the 14 storey building opened as a Mabley and Company department store. It was demolished in 1962, replaced with the First Federal Building. Image From the archives of the Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection at the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.A photo from 1875 of the Michigan Soldiers and Sailors Monument in front of the old Detroit City Hall. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.Old postcard of the waterfront at Detroit, Michigan, in 1905. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.Old postcard of Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, from about 1906. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.Old photograph of the waterfront at Detroit, Michigan, taken around 1898. From the archives of the Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection at the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.Old postcard of Griswold Street from Capitol Park in Detroit, Michigan. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.Old photo of Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, in the latter end of the 19th century. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.Old postcard of Washington Avenue and Grand Circus Park at Detroit around 1908, including the Michigan Conservatory of Music. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.Old engraving of “The Detroit River, at Detroit, Michigan, in 1850, The Favourite Place for Fugitive To Cross Into Canada, from an engraving in possession of C.M. Burton, Esq., of Detroit. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.Old postcard of Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, from 1906. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.Old postcard of a corner of Grand Circus Park in Detroit, Michigan, from about 1908. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.Old photo of the Ferry Dock near Woodward Avenue, Detroit, taken between 1898 and 1901. From the archives of the Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection at the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Old photo of Main Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan, probably taken in the late 1800s. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.Closeup of an old photo of Main Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan, probably taken in the late 1800s. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.Old photo of Lyons Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan, probably taken in the late 1800s. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.Closeup of an old photo of Canal Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan, probably taken in the late 1800s. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.Closeup of an old photo of Canal Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan, probably taken in the late 1800s. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.Closeup of an old photo of Lyons Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan, probably taken in the late 1800s. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.Closeup of an old photo of Main Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan, probably taken in the late 1800s. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.Old photo of Canal Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan, probably taken in the late 1800s. From the archives of the Mirian and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs at the Photography Collection of the New York Public Library.
Old stereograph images of the State Capitol building in Lansing, Michigan, in 1885. Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library.Old postcard of Lansing. Michigan, circa 1903. Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library.Old postcard of the Post Office in Lansing, Michigan, circa 1903. Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library.Old postcard of the State Capitol at Lansing, Michigan. Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library.Old photo of Michigan Avenue from the State Capitol building in Lansing, Michigan, pre-1910. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of a bird’s eye view of Lansing, Michigan, circa 1909. Image: Tanto & Griswold, Library of Congress.Old photo of Lansing Michigan from a tower, taken sometime between 1905 and 1920. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of the YMCA Building in Lansing, Michigan. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of Washington Avenue in Lansing, Michigan, pre-1910. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of Ransom E Olds house at 720 Washington Avenue & Main Street, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan. Ranson E. Olds was an inventor who claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1887 and his first gasoline-powered car in 1896. Among the home’s many technological innovations was a turntable in the garage which allowed Olds to pull in at night and leave again the next morning without driving in reverse. The mansion was demolished in 1966 to make way for Interstate 496, which was then named for Olds himself. The architectural drawings of that house are in the archives of the State of Michigan. Image: Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress.
Hi, I’m Debbie. I’ve enjoyed books, films, and documentaries about history for more than 30 years. My favourite trips with friends and family are to museums, historic houses, archaeological sites, and I love unearthing old photos and archive film bringing history to life.
