This shows the imposing hotel called the Parker Inn as it looked early in the 20th century. It was an active hotel for nearly a half-century.
Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. American Art” Post Card
This imposing structure stood near Campau Square in the center of Grand Rapids, Michigan, at the intersection of Pearl and Monroe Ave.
Tichnor Quality Views
This image features the Gothic Revival structure that houses the congregation of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. As a result of organizational changes and mergers within the Methodist Church in the United States, its name is now the United Methodist Church, but the congregation is continuous.
Published by Michigan Litho, Co., Grand Rapids, Mich
This card displays three of the hotels in an apparent chain of establishments. Two hotels, the Claridge and Mark Twain, were at one time in St. Louis, while another Claridge was also located in Memphis.
Isler – Tompsett – Saint Louis – Lithographed in U. S. A.
This aerial view of Gerber Products Company, the largest business in Fremont for many decades shows the plant as it looked some time before the second world war. The founder, Dan Gerber, was a resident of Fremont and built his baby food company from a canning business owned by his father.
The image of the child in the upper left corner, known as the Gerber Baby, was used continuously on Gerber baby food products and other items. It is a portrait of the five month old Ann Turner Cook.
This postcard was used and is dated 8 July 1939.
This image is of one of the main streets in the town of Fremont, Michigan. The presence of the Fremont State Bank on the corner indicates this is a view down Main Street, as the historic building is still recorded as being at 2 Main Street.
The L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, WI
This image begins a series of images of Cincinnati, Ohio, beginning with an important thoroughfare called Central Parkway. It is built directly over the route of the canal that once flowed through Cincinnati, and now marks the unofficial northern boundary of the downtown.
Kraemer Art Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
This is the somewhat overbuilt signpost for Michigan highway M-115, which has one end in central lower Michigan and continues to the northwest where it ends at this sign.
The highway was originally earthen pavement when first constructed in 1929, but by the mid-30s the state was repaving the existing sections with asphalt and extending the highway with gravel as well.
There is no description on the back of this card. The auto in the picture, along with the initial construction date, indicate that this photo is from the 1930s.
This clearly marked ship is the City of Munising, once owned and operated by the Pere Marquette Railroad and converted by the state of Michigan to ferry autos across the Straits of Mackinac.
While there are passengers clearly visible on the decks of the ship, the amount of distance the hull is above the normal waterline indicates this ship is probably near empty.
This card was used, and is dated June 21, 1939.
This image shows a typical roadside stop and refueling station as it appeared in the 1930s.
The L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, WI