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- Buildings in downtown Birmingham located on the west side of [Old] Woodward, just north of Maple Road. The corner building in the foreground is occupied by Levinson's Department Store. In the background are residences along Maple Road and a firehose tower. The photographer was Louis James Pesha, who owned and operated Pesha Postcard Company of Marine City, Michigan. Pesha was known for his photographs of the Great Lakes. Reference: Buel, G. & Buel, S. (2012) Marine City. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- 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