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- Printed photo of original postcard. Sepia-toned image of one story train station with arched window with "Birmingham" spelled out in letters on roof. View is from south, looking north, with Grand Trunk railroad tracks to the east. Lantern in foreground with bench. Passenger train stopped on tracks. Man on platform. (circa 1915)
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Postcard with a faded color image of the exterior of Christ Church, Cranbrook. A man stands in front of the church, near a tree. (Real photo postcard.) Inscribed "Christ Church 8-22-57". (circa 1957)
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Postcard with color photo image of a small frame Greek Revival house with shutters and a white picket fence. Card has deckled edge, white border on bottom. Description on back "The John W. Hunter House-Built in 1822, this is the oldest house in the city of Birmingham, Michigan. The house is being restored by the City of Birmingham and the Birmingham Historical Society." Additional front text, "Photo: Mary Gunn." Pub Hiawatha Card of Detroit and Ann Arbor Michigan and Dexter Press in New York. (circa 1970)
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Color-tinted postcard of Woodward Avenue looking north toward Maple Road. Woodward is unpaved. The building in the left foreground is the O'Neal building and Levinson's Department Store is in the left background. A trolley, aka Detroit Interurban Rail (DUR), is stopped on tracks in the middle of Woodward. Published by Backenstose Bookstore in Pontiac, Mich. Made in Germany. Postmark: April 9, 4 PM. Birmingham, MICH. (circa 1908)
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- B&W image of large, two-story brick high school building with trees in foreground. Photographer mark F. Church in bottom right corner. (circa 1920)
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
- Description:
- Color-tinted postcard image of urban setting during winter with various buildings, a park, and street traffic with a trolley and horse-drawn vehicles. The view is looking north along Woodward Avenue. Old Detroit City Hall is in the near foreground, and beyond that, the Majestic Building, both facing Woodward Avenue to the east, which continues north into the distance. Michigan Avenue is in the foreground. Additional text, "202,275 JV" Pub. by Wolverine News Co., Detroit and Valentine & Sons Pub Co., New York. Printed in Great Britain. (circa 1907)
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
- Description:
- Color-tinted image of Baldwin High School, a large, three-story brick and stone building with projecting wings and Gothic features. Intersection of Maple and Chester. American flag above entrance. Built in 1918, also sometimes called Birmingham High School. Published by Curt Teich & Company, Chicago. (circa 1930)
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
- Description:
- B&W image of Maple Ave. [Road] looking west from [Old] Woodward Avenue in downtown Birmingham. A firehose tower can be seen in the background as well as a church spire. Trolley tracks, aka Detroit Interurban Rail (DUR) in the foreground and electric lines above. Banner suspended above the street advertises the Birmingham Chautauqua, Aug. 27-31. Photographer's mark in bottom right corner. Real photo postcard, Kruxo 10, manufactured by Kilborn Photo Paper Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (circa 1921)
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
- Description:
- B/w image of large, L-shaped frame church with corner tower and small spires on outside corner of one gabled wing. Eclectic revival and Gothic elements. Originally called United Presbyterian Church. Located at [Old] Woodward and Euclid Avenue. Hole punched in upper left corner. Real photo postcard. Azo 4, manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co. (circa 1907). Photographer was Louis James Pesha, a Canadian who owned and operated Pesha Photo Postcard Company of Marine City, Michigan. He was known for his photos of the Great Lakes Region. References: Buel, G. & Buel, S. (2012) Marine City. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. Bogdan, R. & Weseloh, T. (2006) Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People's Photography. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Color-tinted postcard image of Detroit Motor Boat Club (DMBC) frontage on the Detroit River, including a large, 2-story frame building, boat or yacht at dock, houses, and Windmill Pointe Lighthouse at eastern boundary of Detroit near Grosse Pointe. The lands were shared by the DBMC and the General Aeroplane Club for several years. (circa 1914)
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum