Michigan Pictoral Letter Folder

Description:

These digital images were created from materials held by the Michigan State Capitol Commission. and [11 pages scanned] Page 1: Dedicated in 1879, capitol building houses the executive offices and two legislative chambers. Page 2: Michigan's Capitol Message Inside A Pictoral Letter Folder Page 3: The State Capitol Lansing, Michigan The Great State of Michigan Dedicated in 1879, capitol building houses the executive offices and two legislative chambers. Page 4: Replica f the Liberty Bell and Civil War Flags. First Floor Rotunda. Page 5: Portraits of Former Michigan Governors. Second Floor Rotunda. Page 6: Senate Chamber - South Wing of the Second Floor. Page 7: House of Representatives - North Wing of the Second Floor. ' Page 8: Greetings from: Photographed & Published by Penrod Studio, Berrien Center, Michigan 49102 © Penrod Studio. All Rights Reserved. Page 9: Capitol Building Of the State of Michigan Lansing, Michigan The State's original Capitol was located at Detroit. Then in 1847 it was decided to move it to the Township of Lansing in Ingham County. A temporary Capitol, a block southeast of the present site, was used until the permanent building was con­structed. In the year of 1873 the cornerstone was laid and con­struction began. It took some 6 years and a cost of $1,510,130 to complete. Dedication was held and the doors were opened for business in 1879. The Capitol Building houses the State Senate Chambers, the House of Representatives, Governor's Office, State Supreme Court and various official State offices. Here the 148 members of the Michigan Legislature, 110 Members of the House of Representatives and 38 Members of the Senate, represent the voters of their separate districts with the power to enact laws by which all actions of the government and the people are regulated and protected. As the population and prosperity of the State increases so the need for government facilities has increased. A number of additional buildings just west of the Capitol accommodate many of the State offices and departments. Page 10: Michigan 26th State admitted to the Union. Jan 26, 1837 Area: 58,216 Sq. Miles Population: 7,824,018 ( Est. 1965) State Flower: Apple Blossom State Tree: White Pine State Bird: Robin State Fish: Trout State Stone: Petoskey Stone Motto: Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice (If You Seek A Pleasant Peninsula, Look About You) Page 11: PERSONAL MESSAGE

Data Provider:

Library of Michigan

Collection:

Michigan State Capitol Collections

Subject Topic:

20th century, 3rd Capitol - 1879 - current era - Lansing, Lansing, MIchigan, Michigan State Capitol - Architecture, Michigan State Capitol - Furnishings/Art/Collections, and Michigan State Capitol - Grounds

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Copyright Status Unknown - work may be protected by copyright. It is the user’s responsibility to comply with U.S. copyright law. Please credit ‘Michigan State Capitol Postcard Collection, Library of Michigan Digital Collections’ when using content from this collection. For publication-quality images, or any questions about these items, please contact capitolhistory@legislature.mi.gov.

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http://lmdigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/acapitolview/id/348